Waves Against The Rock

Waves pounding the shore. One after another after another after another. It's relentless. The ongoing barrage of our own thoughts and others in contrast to who God tells us He is and how we are to live our lives. It's often in direct contrast to what is screamed at us from a world that often believes Our Creator doesn't exist or isn't one to obey. Yet, God says, 

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts."                                            Isaiah 55:8-9

I can be like the wave crashing against the immovable rock of the authority of God and his written word, the Bible. His law never changes since He created it, but I often am rebellious in the depths of my heart, fighting against Truth. Will I can humbly obey? I must  as I rest in the knowledge that like all men and women,  I will ultimately have to answer to Him for how I've lived my life. 

For the Love of Money and Kim Kardashian

Look at this woman. She's quite attractive, right? Well, right now, just about everyone all over the world is looking at her, showing off her backside totally exposed.

May I ask, "What is wrong with Kim Kardashian?" Ultimately, she is just another person engulfed by the need for celebrity and money. She's a reflection of a world gone crazy, a world so impacted by sin, both individual and corporate, that she has forgotten she must answer to God for the way she has handled her life and her resources.

Let's face it, in some ways, she's trading off her body for fame and fortune- just like so many others. No different than what is done behind closed doors. Kim's choices are leading men down the dangerous path of pornography and sex addiction- and her choices are influencing other young women to compromise themselves for a buck.

"All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." 

Kim's no different, just more, um, visible. Thankfully, Jesus has paid the price for her sins, your sins, and mine. May she come to know him, turn from her ways, and live free for God. The only way to eternal life with God is through His Only Son, the payment for our penalty of death: Jesus Christ.

(Photo by Karwai Tang, Wire Image)