At The Cross

Sometimes we get mixed up with all the STUFF that goes on in our lives that we lose sight of The MAIN THING. (See “Keeping The Main Thing The MAIN Thing” on March 20, 2007 http://mooskm.blogspot.com/2007/03/keeping-main-thing-main-thing.html). “Stuff” like “I don’t have a mate” or “He hurt my feelings” or “She did me wrong” or “I don’t like the job I have” or “I despise the house I live in” or “Something must be wrong with me that I cannot find true love” or whatever occupies our thoughts. I wonder if Jesus is looking at all of this STUFF and bemoaning the fact that we are missing the point of His ultimate sacrifice. Can Christian singles lead the way out of this epidemic of mass distraction?

At the cross where I first saw the light - Because of what happened at the cross:

• We have hope that we can become more like what God has envisioned for us to be
• We are in a better position to help others be their best
• We have a living example of God’s love in motion. The love He demonstrated during creation was fully on display through the suffering of His son
• We are situated in a better way to have our relationship to God restored because we don’t have to hang our hopes on following the law. Rather, we can count on the power of God’s GRACE and MERCY.
  
  

Singles are not the only ones who allow STUFF to obscure the impact of what happened at the cross. But why not take the lead in honoring the divine purpose of what the cross represents? In our relationships (romantic, platonic or family or associates), we can affirm the HOPE, maximize the POTENTIAL, express the LOVE and uplift the RELATIONSHIPS that God intends for us. Jesus made all of this all the more possible at the cross; it’s up to us to make all of this a living reality.