'The word became human and lived among us. We saw his glory - the glory that belongs to the only son of the father - and he was full of grace and truth.' John 1:14
Daily, I am reassured of the character of God and His adoration for us ... for me. The Word that was God [John 1:1] became human and came to live with us ... Jesus came from the heights, the wonders of heaven, the safety and security of his own home to live amongst and around us. Interesting. Each and every time I think of this I am baffeled by how amazing it is.
Ok, so the way that it has recently become real to me is:
So I have just returned from India where myself, and the team I was with, lived amongst the towns-people in a little village in Chennai. We lived in their homes, we ate with them, we drank tea with them (a LOT of tea) and loved them. It was wonderful, but it was hard. So hard. To be so far away from home, from family and friends. We were there for 4 weeks. We went in and around houses, asking if people needed any help around the house, general duties or building or whatever ... we got turned away from a lot of houses, people didn't want anything to do with us. We had done nothing wrong. We went with the intention to help, ease stress, provide company, a smile, a laugh ... some people simply did not want it.
Others did.
We drank a LOT of tea and spoke the Truth of Jesus into their homes, into their lives, and accepted them for who they were ... and I love them. I continue to love them, it's not like 'Oh I did whilst I was there, but out of sight - out of mind.' No, no. I continue to love those people, the women and children that we met. And it doesn't stop there, I love the people that we met, and their children, and the idea of their grandchildren, and their children ... and so it continues.
Jesus came to earth spreading truth. The truth that in Him, we can live eternally. He came to earth, He lived amongst people, eating and drinking and hanging out with them. Talking to them, loving them and accepting them. And when He died, rose and accended to heaven, He did not forget. He continues to love us.
Some people choose not to accept this.
Others choose to.
I choose to.
I needed to say this because I stray from writing truth and talk about rubbish, which is fun and I will still do, but this is more important to me. And if something is that important, you share it.
This made a lot of sense as I was writing. Please say if it doesn't make sense, please, it'll help me gather thoughts better next time.
