Is Christ Enough

We have just come through Christmas. We have celebrated the birth of Christ, the amazing story of our Savior's birth.
We also know of how His life ends. The pain and suffering that He endured so that we could once again, be in relationship with our creator.
I have found myself wondering lately, why this is not enough. Why is it, that God's incredible demonstration of furious love and reckless mercy, is not enough for us.

In the past few weeks I have heard about friends who have walked away from God, because, "Christ was not enough". I have talked with people who don't believe in God because, bad things happen, etc.

Often we find ourselves in a place where we are not seeking Jesus, but rather we seek mystical experience, "happiness", nothing bad to happen, etc. We have come to a place where we think a "good" life, a life free from suffering is our right. We have come to expect God to perform on demand. Yet, we have not learned this from scripture.

We have stories in scripture of how Stephen suffered, how Paul, Peter and others were imprisoned, how they had to run from authorities, etc. We must learn to see God as sovereign again. This means we regain the sense that He is the creator of the world and all powerful. He sets the standard and the rules. God's existence does not depend on whether I get the warm fuzzies during worship, or, on me getting the things I think I deserve.

God, the creator of the universe demonstrated his love for us in a way that none of us would emulate. He allowed His son to be sacrificed for us,... in our place. That should be enough. We need to stop seeking a God we can understand or agree with.

As we go into this new year, Do we truly believe that God demonstrated His love through Jesus' sacrifice? Is that enough?
Are we grateful for His sacrifice, or do we demand extra goodies in exchange for our love?.... and devotion.

Peace,

K