“Don’t blame the darkness for being dark. Blame the light for not shining into it.”

-Craig Gross - The Gutter 

I’ll admit it. I was down right giddy after hearing that Mark McGwire had been denied entrance to the baseball Hall of Fame. I hate steroids and what they’ve done to the game I love. Believe it or not McGwire took ’em, so did Barry. 

But in my smugness, I was reminded that like McGwire we’re all not going to get voted into Heaven’s Hall of Fame. We’re not even supposed to be invited. We’ve all sinned and if I choose to point the finger at Big Mac, I really need to point it back at myself. Sin is sin and I’m no better.

Thankfully we have a Savior that helps us bypass the vote and go straight in. Left to my own means I’m only worthy of hell. Thank you Lord for sending us your Son! We are all unworthy, but thank you for His free gift of new life! 

I received a email for prayer from John Eldredge the other day [no, we're not tight buddies - I've only met him once. It was a form email to those who have been to a Wild at Heart retreat and said they would pray for the ministry]. It was really interesting and I wanted to share part of it with you.

“Yesterday was the feast of Epiphany, the date traditionally set aside to commemorate the Magi arriving to bring their gifts and pay homage to Jesus Christ. Epiphany means revelation, beholding, “O, now I get it!” An “ah-ha!” moment. We need a lot of those, living in the Matrix as we do. Moments of clarity where God shines through again. I pray that he reveals more of himself to you, even this week.”

Ever had one of those weeks, when your head is in a fog? You have no clarity and can’t see God anywhere in your lives? You’ve turned into a drone robot and are just making it by? You just plod by; hour by hour?

Let us not forget who we are! We are sons and daughters of the living God. Heirs to the Kingdom, given a task. Take the charge and run with it. Take your identity back from the enemy! You are not meant for this drudgery! Wake up, God is waiting to be found. He isn’t elusive, he wants to be revealed. It is only the enemy that hides the Glory from us. Wake up, take a breath, and let the color bleed back into your souls.