Posted by Rebecca Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:13:00 GMT
Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter.
Helena Bonham Carter as the Queen of Hearts.
Oh man, Christopher Lee is cast as the Jabberwock! I can totally see him whiffling and burbling!
This movie is going to be so awesome! I can hardly wait!
Posted by Rebecca Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:35:00 GMT
“O magnify the L-rd with me, and let us exalt His name together.” Psalm 34:3
I will magnify the L-rd with you by sharing the following:
And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from G-d, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband.
And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of G-d is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and G-d Himself will be among them,
and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away.”
And He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” And He said, “Write, for these words are faithful and true.”
Then He said to me, “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to the one who thirsts from the spring of the water of life without cost.”
“He who overcomes will inherit these things, and I will be his G-d and he will be My son.”
Revelation 21:2-7 NASB
What scripture allows you to magnify the L-rd right now? Put it in the comments, and let us magnify the L-rd together.
Posted by Rebecca Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:41:00 GMT
Lately, I’m chewing on the concept of grace.
I know that I’ve been saved by grace through faith in Christ, and I know there’s nothing I will ever be able to do to earn salvation. It’s a free gift, it’s been given to me, and I’ve accepted it. I try to live according to G-d’s precepts, but I miss the mark.
In fact, I miss the mark so much each day that there’s no possible way to keep track of all the things I do wrong.
But sometimes, the wrongs I do are glaringly obvious, at least to me. Most of the time, even my thoughts are wrong, and believe me, I keep track of those things.
I keep track of those things and I think about them incessantly. I don’t worry so much, in the sense that I am not afraid of losing my salvation. But I confess I’m afraid of broken fellowship. I’m afraid of losing closeness with G-d. And sometimes, I feel like I put a wall up between him just because I’m disobedient.
I’m often disobedient without meaning to be. It’s that whole sin operating in the members of my body thing, you know? But then, sometimes I flat ignore him. I flat rebel. Or I feel like something is hopeless, like I’m never going to be able to control my mouth so why try? Those are the times when I feel guilty and I hate life because it’s so damn hard to live according to what I believe. I feel like I lack integrity and that my character is terribly tarnished.
Those are the things that bring me down. Way down.
And then I think, well, if I have this attitude, I’m really spitting on the cross because all this crap has been defeated, so why can’t I live like it has been defeated? Why can’t I give myself the grace that G-d has already given me? Does He want me to mentally and emotionally flog myself? I doubt it. Christ took the beating already. No repetition is necessary, and it’s not like beating myself up will accomplish anything anyway.
So if I know this truth, what am I missing? Why is this not so ingrained in my being that I immediately remember the cross when I slip? Why do I punish myself instead?
It seems to me that somewhere, my understanding is incomplete. I just don’t know where, and I don’t know what the missing pieces are, and I don’t know where to find them.
I think living what I believe isn’t just about abstaining from sin. I think it’s also about confidently living in the knowledge of Christ, what He did, and how He changed my identity.
I just don’t know how to do that.
