'Tis The Season

Sorry guys, It's been a while since i've posted so I'll make sure to make this one long :) Finals are FINALLY OVERRRRRRR and now I can kick back and enjoy the luxury of getting more than 5 hours of sleep a night!

Jim Elliot, a missionary martyred while evangelizing in Ecuador, once wrote, "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." He was speaking of worldly wealth in exchange for eternal life. All of us know that all things which we posses in this world will one day return to rubble, so why do we hold so tightly to the material assets that seldom satisfy? In a culture driven by idols and expensive toys, it should be to no surprise that we get bored so quickly of the things we currently possess. How many of us have gone even a year without buying a new cell phone, gadget, or clothes? (Lord knows we can easily suffice a single year without them)

Jesus clearly states, "And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal dwellings." -Luke 16:9

Tis the season of giving, and what better time to pour out all that God has given us unto others? By storing the resources and 'unrighteous wealth' which the Lord has placed in our hands and using it for ourselves we are essentially stealing from our Father. Instead may we make this Christmas season one of charity and generosity. Let us prepare and practice giving what was never ours to those who need it most and ultimately, like Jim, giving up our lives for the sake of anothers salvation. Our seat is secured, may we prepare chairs for others...

Submerged in His mercy, drowned by His grace...
-Hoon