Carry Me
1 Peter 3:18-22
3:18 For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit,
3:19 in which also he went and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison
3:20 who in former times did not obey, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water.
3:21 And baptism, which this prefigured, now saves you--not as a removal of dirt from the body, but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
3:22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers made subject to him.
Carry Me
It's kind of strange...some of my favorite memories as a child were piggy back rides. There was something so fun and comforting about hopping on my parents back and having them carry me wherever we needed to go. Total reliance on them to get us where we were going, total trust that we would get there safely. It felt so natural to let them bring me with them in that way.
Now as an adult i'm much more suspicious of relying on others. My default is mistrust, self-reliance, and cynicism. I've carried a fair bit of that into my relationship with God and others, to my detriment and the detriment of others.
The Christian way by definition is about relying on God (Christ) instead of ourselves. He is the one who "brings us to God." Think of his life, death, and resurrection as a vehicle that bridges the gap between heaven and earth and He is in total control. If you need it simpler than that, it's like a piggy back ride with your heavenly Father; We trust in His power, He knows exactly where we're going, and we are completely safe in his care.
Hold on tight, and if you ever feel like your'e slipping, he'll throw you back up on His shoulders right when you need it.
-Pastor Mitch
3:18 For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit,
3:19 in which also he went and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison
3:20 who in former times did not obey, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water.
3:21 And baptism, which this prefigured, now saves you--not as a removal of dirt from the body, but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
3:22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers made subject to him.
Carry Me
It's kind of strange...some of my favorite memories as a child were piggy back rides. There was something so fun and comforting about hopping on my parents back and having them carry me wherever we needed to go. Total reliance on them to get us where we were going, total trust that we would get there safely. It felt so natural to let them bring me with them in that way.
Now as an adult i'm much more suspicious of relying on others. My default is mistrust, self-reliance, and cynicism. I've carried a fair bit of that into my relationship with God and others, to my detriment and the detriment of others.
The Christian way by definition is about relying on God (Christ) instead of ourselves. He is the one who "brings us to God." Think of his life, death, and resurrection as a vehicle that bridges the gap between heaven and earth and He is in total control. If you need it simpler than that, it's like a piggy back ride with your heavenly Father; We trust in His power, He knows exactly where we're going, and we are completely safe in his care.
Hold on tight, and if you ever feel like your'e slipping, he'll throw you back up on His shoulders right when you need it.
-Pastor Mitch
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