World war three is raging over my soul, my temptations are plenty, my fears tremendous and my apathy, deadly!

I find relief in my cruel arms, mental fog clears just long enough for me to see the blood on my hands. Before Esau can appear, I’ve stubbed myself again,slowly, receiving my wage.

I’m dying

He wa born, He lived, He took, on Hos shoulders, our weight of sin.  For His glory, for our sakes, he took it all.

We all fall at one point or the other … at least I know that I do. In Leviticus, we are given a list of does and don’ts that go beyond the 10 commandments. Reading Leviticus, I find myself being checked for sin and being found guilty, but also as it speaks of sacrifices, it points to Christ redeeming us. If anyone of us is stuck in a painful aftermath of disobedience to God,  read Leviticus 26 and find hope. Read the whole chapter and pay particular attention to verses 44 onward. Despite it all, He keeps His covenant with us and loves us, so keep your eyes on Jesus, don’t falter in your sin.

We’ve been looking for an old man …for a few years now. Yesterday, we got some good news. We found his grandson … only we found him 3 months too late …too late. The old man died, probably wondering what had happened to all of us; Our old man probably felt abandoned by his people … his clan. We found him 3 months too late ……. only for griefs sake. I have found the elderly to be treasures, I seek them out, almost. My elderly family members are rare, so I try as much as possible to enjoy them while I have the chance. Death is certain, but it always hurts, even with the hope of Christ, it burns … I wish I could say otherwise, but today, I feel so so sad. We found him, a little too late …

Family are the friends that God picks for us. Once they are gone, there’s no getting them back, so love them, treat them like the rare beauty they are. Don’t focus so much on what they do wrong, but look at their good and love them despite their flaws. Love big, love selflessly, like your life depends on it and expend your care, because there comes a time when you can’t shower that love on anyone.

I’ve been meaning to review this book for a while now, but haven’t gotten to it. I read this book a while ago, and these are my thoughts. John Piper makes a compelling case for how and why God is the Gospel. I found myself constantly agreeing with what he said and found nothing disagreeable in the book. The only thing I can say that I found odd, was that I found myself not having a heart reaction, which for me is a shame, because mere head knowledge is not what the Gospel should do, or at least that’s what I think. That’s not to say there’s anything wrong with the book; I think the problem is the state of my heart before God, and not what’s being presented, which I think is a dangerous place to be. What I think this book does, is dispel the notions that the Gospel is people centred, because at the end of the day, we find our being in Christ and only God is the centre of all we believe. It offers hope, even for me who has all this head knowledge–because the Gospel is about God, and His glorious ways, and because we fit into His picture–He loves us, for His glory’s sake, and that works in our favour. If you are struggling to understand how the Gospel works, or even if you are struggling to find contentment, and glorify God in all seasons, this book will make for good reading … I for one plan on reading this book again.