Make Your Choice!

~ Excerpt from Summer’s Journal, 2/16/10

“Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God…” ~John 13:3

Jesus faced the cross knowing that God, His Father had all authority and He had good purpose and plan for Jesus even in the sacrifice. Jesus knew His identity in God – where He came from, Who He belonged to. Jesus knew where He was going. Therefore, He could walk in complete boldness, fearlessness, service, humility with PURPOSE. He was dangerous because He was a DEAD MAN WALKING (see previous blog titled “Dead Woman Walking”) – dangerous in RADICAL love – not hatred, fear, or mistrust. Instead, He was dangerous to the kingdom of darkness, to the gates of hell…

I long to be that dangerous and it will cost me my life – surrendering my rights, my comfort, or my actual life. Whether admitting it or not, life comes with a cost, a choice. Choosing Jesus or not costs me my eternal position, whether I choose heaven or hell. If I choose heaven, I open my life to Jesus and lay down the way I was living so I can have freedom in Him. If I choose hell, then I surrender my life to sin, which is a life of slavery. Because of my choice to live for Jesus, I know authority of all life comes from God. He holds all in His hands - nothing is outside of His control. I am His daughter, bearing His image, becoming more and more like Him everyday (as I choose to walk in His ways). I am His beloved. I know that when I leave this earth I will return to His hand and be found in His presence...May it be after living a life of recklessly abandoned love OUT LOUD so that others may be affected by Jesus. May I walk in complete joy as I find myself at home in Him.

-God entered here in my thoughts-

“Do you know what I am calling you to, Summer [insert your name here]? A life of RADICAL obedience, EXTRAVAGANT giving, SACRIFICIAL worship, ALL-CONSUMING love - a life with no holds barred, no limits, no shackles, no chains...complete FREEDOM in me to be the woman [man] I have created you to be with incredible PASSION, LOVE, LIFE, EXUBERANCE, JOY, ENERGY, COMPASSION...to truly live every moment, risking hugely to see fruit, kingdom reality, the blessing and times spoken of by the prophets. How they longed to see what you see, to be a part of what you are living in, to move ahead with the power that LIVES IN YOU! You are the physical manifestation of my presence walking around, breathing on people, loving on people - truly being ME on the earth. "For the joy set before Him (Jesus), He endured the cross, scorning its shame and sitting down at the right hand of God." You have NOTHING to fear for "He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world." CATCH A GLIMPSE of My glory - of the power and purpose and plan of what I have in mind for the world and how I want to use you in it! Living for the greater reality - Kingdom reality lived out in the physical world.”

Friends, lets live for the Kingdom, for the greater glory of an all-powerful and all-loving God who has our best in mind!