Thursday, November 4, 2010

wants.

lately ive been wanting lots of things.

this morning i woke up wanting a biscuit & coffee.
i want to go to the beach. soon.
"i want you to want me..."
i want to color my hair red. again.
i want, i want, i want....

its so easy to always want something, isn't it?
funny how God works, because this morning my devotion was just on that.
i want to share.

This comes out of Mark 15:15

"Pilate himself wanted to be accepted and satisfy the crowd. The crowd wanted Jesus crucified. Jesus wanted to set the captives free and Barabbas wanted to get out of prison. Who really got what they wanted?

Well, Pilate didn't totally believe in the choice he made. He wanted to set Jesus free, but also wanted to be satisfy the crowd. He couldn't have it both ways so he only got half of what he wanted.

Then there's the crowd, and more specifically the chief priests, who wanted Jesus to go away and not be a problem for them anymore. They may have thought they got what they wanted, but not only did Jesus come back from the dead, His resurrection started a revolution that multiplied beyond anything the priests and crowds had to deal with before. So in reality, they never got rid of Jesus so they didn't get what they wanted.

Barabbas got what he wanted though. He wanted to live. He wanted to be free. He got both because of Jesus. And millions of others as bad or worse than that murderer Barabbas have found life and freedom because of Jesus.
Which means that Jesus got what he wanted too. He wanted people to believe, to trust in Him, to be set free, to find life in Him - and we have.

You and I were just like Barabbas at one point....guilty, hopeless, sentenced to die. And yet, somehow, someone named Jesus gave us AND HIM exactly what we both wanted: Life and Freedom. Remember that next time you think you didn't get what you wanted."

we may not always receive what we want, but we will always have Jesus. He's something everyone wants. should want.



something i've been wanting to do for a while came true today.



i've been wanting to i speak to my sweet friend on the phone, and i did. her phone calls me all the time, but she never really calls. haha. i really do miss her. she's the best girl. i don't know what i'd do without her sometimes. i couldn't ask for a better sweet friend.


well thats all for now.
i hope you all have a lovely night.

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