Why, hello there! You are about to read a story about Jesus and I. It’s a bit of a long story and will thus take several blog posts to complete it. I also find it very romantic, just to warn you. I will be dividing it into chapters, posting one a week. Please stick through with it, because there is an awesome climax I want to share with you. Prologue: The Great Romantic First and foremost, I, Jacqueline Rae, was a thought in the mind of God. I did not yet exist, but God always existed. He knew me before I was even conceived (Jeremiah 1:5). Now, as God was planning to create me—my femininity, brown hair, and tall body—He had an awesome plan in mind. It was so awesome, that I can’t even say what it is. Sorry to disappoint you, but I have only the slightest sliver of what the awesome plan is. I’m sure I will get to know a bit more as I live on in life, but for now, it is only a sliver. God knew that I would reject Him. I would willingly break myself from my relationship with Him (Take a look at the book of Genesis). I would turn away from His love. He knew that because of sin, I would often choose myself over Him. That’s why this Smart Guy sent His Son, Jesus, into the world (John 3:16). He sent Jesus so that I would have the opportunity to come back to God and His love; so that my relationship would be restored with God; so that all of the times I’d choose myself over God, Jesus would choose me over Himself. Since God wanted me so badly (and everyone else of course...), He sent Jesus to take on the damage man made by sin. Jesus died, as we all know, and Jesus rose, as all Christians know (Just read the bible--especially the New Testament. It talks about Christ's death and resurrection). God knew that even though He sent His Son to redeem me, I would still choose myself over Him. I would still turn away from His love. Even if I claimed myself as a lover of Jesus, I would still sin. I could love God, but I would love Him most imperfectly (Romans 3:23). Knowing this, God was ready to accept this imperfect love. He craved my love and found me beautiful. God's love is known as the Holy Spirit (see glossary section for more information on the Trinity) God the Holy Spirit is the perfect love between God the Father and God the Son (let’s call Him “Love” since that is what He is). Love would give Himself to me perfectly so that if I gave my imperfect love to Him, He would make it perfect. Does that make sense? Sorry. Sometimes I get carried away with poetic words. In simple terms, I mean: Jesus came so that He could renew my relationship with God. So, God was ready. He created me, and He was madly in love with me. I would be kicking and crying from the moment I was born, prone to reject Him, yet He wanted me. The great romantic that He is, had a master plan to woo me. He was going to win my affection by bombarding me with His clever, persistent, and totally amazing love. Stay tuned for "Chapter 1: Knowing ABOUT Jesus"
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