The Last Supper

Well Folks, I haven't done a lot of writing since schoool has started but I'm sure everyone out there who is a student can relate with me when I say that school drains a lot out of you. But tonight at FBC we observed the Lord's Suppers. It was the youth-led sevice and though it was contreversial to have students do communion, we did it anyway's. hahaha. but something really hit me tonight that I was reminded of and it just really struck me in a big way. I'm sure most student out there understand what its like to be in school and how during the summer its easy to get close to God, because we go on mission trips and retreats and we have a lot of time, but once school stars we don't have that time. We don't have the time where we sit down and its just us and God. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has trouble spending that one-one time with God. But tonight I got a reminder of the greatness of God and how awesome his grace really is. The Lord's Supper is a time to reflect on what Jesus did on the cross. Its a time to look back at the sacrifice that he made for us and a time for us to think aobut the real reason we are here on this earth. I think whenever we are struggling in our walk with Christ we need to go back to the cross and realize that the reason we are on this earth is to glorify the one who saved us from an eternity destined for Hell. I love Chris Tomlin's new version of Amazing Grace. It says "My chains are gone, I've been set free, My God my Savior, has ransomed me and like a flood his mercy regins, Unending love Amazing Grace" God's grace is truely amazing and I think we forget that when we become Christians God sets us free from the sin that is all around us. That even when times get tough and we feel distant from God we know that we can run back to Christ no matter what and his grace is truely amazing. So I guess overall what I'm trying to say is that it is very easy to get caught up in this world. Its easy to get caught up in school, sports, band, and anything else. And when we get caught up in all this we become distant from God. And then life gets really hard. But if we want our lives to get better then we have to remember the cross and remember what Jesus did for us. Its a humbling experience when we do this. So for anyone who isn't as close to Christ as they would like to be, I challenge you to join me in reflecting on the cross and remembering the only reason we are here on this earth. Thanks to all who helped and participated in the service tonight.