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June 29, 2008

Sin, Faith, and a Wedding!

I went to a wedding on Friday for two good friends of mine, Nathaniel Thompson and Suzy Norcliffe, who's last name is now ironically, Thompson as well. OK, so they're married to each other...but you get the point. I don't know what it was about this particular wedding, but I was rejuvenated with the Gospel through the ceremony. It was very encouraging to hear Revelation 21:1-5 and to think about the New Jerusalem coming to earth, to think of living in a New World where relationships will be good and death will not be upon us. How encouraging to have hope in a world where disaster and suffering is the feature every night on the news.
I was reminded of my need for Christ. To focus on the good of Christ and the many blessings we receive from the Lord is natural, but to only go there and not to our own reality as sinners is bad for our dependence on Him. What I am saying is that we must be aware of our fallenness, our sin, and our tendency to walk away from Him. To pray for our sin to be revealed to us is good, when we recognize this, we are able to come to the Father more humbly and thus see a striking need for a Savior.
I'm reminded of "Christina's World," by Andrew Wyeth. We often run astray, and want to do our own thing. However, we can always go back home. This might not be the interpretation of Wyeth, but, I like the peacefulness of the painting, and the possibility of looking back with comfort.

That being said, since we've been saved by Someone who offers peace and who's beauty is so evident in our lives, and who's hope is refreshing in what can be a dry world, let's go back.

Here's a song sung at the wedding:
Faint were we, and fears possessed us
Bruised were we from many falls
Hope was gone and shame distressed us
But His love would pardon all
We were lost when Jesus Found us
Found the sheep that went astray
Raised us up, broke and bound us
Taught our hears to know His way

We will sing (bathed in His riches)
We will sing (of the love He spoke in blood)
We will sing (We are held by His promise)
We are carried by the faithfulness of our God
by: Nathan Partain

To realize how incredible He is, we must realize how polluted with sin we are. However, with this stark realization comes faith...and with it, hope.

| By Nathan Gemayel | 7:07 PM

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