night out

last friday, we went to a youth weekend mini-conference at another church in Puebla. i've never been to another Mexican church outside of the ministry's, and it was great. interestingly enough, the pastor, youth pastor, and some of the musicians were of my same color skin (missionaries from Canada).

the worship there was like none other i've experienced. you could tell the musicians were using their God-given talents to the maximum. i'd puff myself up and say that i'm a concert vet, but my brother and friend back home would laugh at me, them having been to triple of what i have. anyways, so i pay major attention to fine detail and appreciate intricacy, and these musicians encapsulated all of that. God has crafted us so incredibly detailed and descriptive, and the notes entering my ears were an audible reflection of that. as i was worshipping, i just felt waves of peace and intimacy with Christ.

sinking through eternity--

i'm not exaggerating when i tell you that it was transcendent.

and what the bearded Canadian man spoke on was that God is so full of grace. He wants us, and not what we can offer him; just us as our entire beings. Grace is not preached enough, and it is not a dangerous message- it is a redemptive one, letting us know that we dont have to do it on our own, we dont have to run away when we mess up, we dont have to sink under an ocean of shame, knowing that there's so much more but not being able to be a part of it. God extends us His grace to rescue us, to redeem us, to captivate us and to draw us closer to Him.

ARE YOU GETTING THIS ?? YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE 'GOOD ENOUGH'!!

Christ's blood has covered you, brother! dear sister, He just wants YOU!!

He just wants you-- so desperately.