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McAlester, Oklahoma, United States

Saturday, March 21, 2009

The Greatest Story Ever Told

Well, here we are....3 weeks before the move of our lives to Hesperus, Colorado! This has been quite an adventure thus far. I am currently reading the book "Captivating" by John and Stasi Eldredge, and it says that every woman (in her heart) longs to be part of a great adventure! I believe this is true, and is a great part of the reason we love stories and fairy tales about princes and princesses as little girls. We want to be pursued, loved, and passionately desired. We want excitement and adventure (and LOVE) and we often go looking for it in all the wrong places. I myself spent many years in those wrong places, believing love and joy came from the perfect man, or the perfect life, or education, or having the right job. I have realized recently that the simple phrase God is LOVE shows that we can only find what we truly desire when we have a relationship with our Lord. He is the author of the greatest adventure this world has ever known, all of which can be found in the gripping pages of the best book ever - the Bible. When you read this book as a story of God's love for you, it is exciting and relevant, and very telling of Who God really is, and what plans He has for you. There is drama, romance, adventure, deception, betrayal, strong figures and great rescues from dire circumstances. It is the greatest story ever told! It has every element of every other good book, except it is all true, and God begins to live it out WITH you.

I recently saw a movie, I can't remember the name but it has a man who reads books and they come alive. You may know the one I am talking about. I DO know the "Neverending Story" and how it comes alive in the little boy's life, and he becomes the hero in the story. Many would say, but those are just made-up stories (FICTION)....and that is ALL the Bible is....historical fiction. The difference is that once a person puts their faith and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ to be their hero, their Savior, they begin to realize that God's story is true....and amazingly enough, it is unfolding every day all around us in accordance with the Holy Scriptures. The more I read, and the more I watch the world around me, the more I realize that EVERY single word of the Bible is TRUE. But God doesn't want us to just read His Word passively. He wants us to study every word, apply the words to our own lives, and begin to live out the great adventure He has for each of us in our own lives....while remaining under the protection of His power and glory! The greatest part about all of it is that even if your story ends in death, the story does not end. That is only the beginning of eternity. So, no longer must you be afraid to die. Day by day, your faith grows that God's words are true, and He alone will carry you into eternal life with Him.

Today...I just want to thank God for inviting me into His great story; the greatest adventure ever told! I want to thank Him for continually making Himself real in my life, and for interacting with me each and every day, even down to the littlest details of my life. The more I realize that God is my hero and my salvation, I love Him and trust Him all the more! I pray today that God will open up your hearts and minds to see Him at work all around you. I pray that you would recognize that God created you to have a role in this great adventure, and all you have to do is join into the story by allowing God to be your Savior through Jesus Christ, and your hero. Once you are plugged into the story, things will begin to happen that you never have known or dreamed before. I pray God blesses you with knowledge of His greatness and glory, in Jesus' name. Amen.

Rescued by Christ,

Sarah