This world is broken...
Why do people in this world have to go through such difficult things?
The unexpected loss of a husband and father, when you have 3 kids and they're all under 10.
The family member that keeps overdosing on drugs and may not make it next time.
The child that's stillborn or born with an unexpected issue that alters the rest of your life.
The husband of over 50 years that's memory begins to fade and can't remember anything that happened today.
The son that will never visit or speak to his parents because of some hurt he experienced in his past.
The family that becomes separated due to mom or dad deciding the marriage isn't worth being in anymore.
These are all things I've watched people experience. Some more recent than others. And it's just a reminder to me that our world is broken. It's not perfect... as much as I want my little world to be. As much as I try to control things in my life. This world is broken and it's not just because of other people. It's also because of me and it's because of sin.
And the only fix to our broken world is Jesus. He's not a magic pill that just makes all of the above go away. But He is the one that has conquered death. He is the one who has conquered sin. He is the one who we can go to when this broken world gets right up in our face. And He is our hope.
Revelation 21:3-5
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”
And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.”
The unexpected loss of a husband and father, when you have 3 kids and they're all under 10.
The family member that keeps overdosing on drugs and may not make it next time.
The child that's stillborn or born with an unexpected issue that alters the rest of your life.
The husband of over 50 years that's memory begins to fade and can't remember anything that happened today.
The son that will never visit or speak to his parents because of some hurt he experienced in his past.
The family that becomes separated due to mom or dad deciding the marriage isn't worth being in anymore.
These are all things I've watched people experience. Some more recent than others. And it's just a reminder to me that our world is broken. It's not perfect... as much as I want my little world to be. As much as I try to control things in my life. This world is broken and it's not just because of other people. It's also because of me and it's because of sin.
And the only fix to our broken world is Jesus. He's not a magic pill that just makes all of the above go away. But He is the one that has conquered death. He is the one who has conquered sin. He is the one who we can go to when this broken world gets right up in our face. And He is our hope.
Revelation 21:3-5
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”
And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.”