The Little Things

It truly is the little things that make life great.  The two major things that I have done today were homework, and philosophy class...both things which I do not spectacularly enjoy. But to my suprise, it was indeed a very good day despite that.  My class is entered in a volleyball tournament which is taking place tomorrow. Although I am an utter failure at the sport, I look forward to spending the day with my classmates, all of whom I have come to love dearly over the past school year.  I was also very blessed this afternoon, when my parents and my brothers came to visit me at school. They didn't stay long, but it was a wonderful visit all the same.  After my parents left, I spent a while with some school friends, painting our team logo on t-shirts to wear to the game tomorrow. They ended up looking a lot better than I thought they would. 
     Some of my homework this week was to read and journal on the biblical book of Acts. I'd never read it straight through like that before, and a lot of things really struck me.  One of those things was how totally and completely amazing the conversion of Saul (later known as Paul) is.  When you are first introduced to Saul, he is holding the coats for a bunch of Jews who are stoning Stephen, a Christian.  You then learn how Saul, 'Breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord' requests permission to go to Damascus to persecute the Christians.  It is while he is on this journey that Christ appears to him and tells him exactly who he has been messing with.  We get a glimpse into just how amazing Christ is through this story. Saul wasn't just mildly anti-Christian...he was pretty much the Christian's worst nightmare at that time.  Now compare that to the man that he became after his conversion. He preached boldly in the name of Christ everywhere he went, and he went on to write at least half of the New Testament!    This man went from being the Christian's worst enemy, to being the Christian's best friend.  How in the world is that possible? Well....if you must know, it is possible only through the saving power of Jesus Christ our great saviour. He loved us, He died for us, He took our sins completely on himself so that we wouldn't have to go to Hell because of them, and He, and He alone, is able to take a man who completely hates God, and turn him into a man who would suffer and die for the gospel.  Pretty cool huh?

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