Happy Easter!

Dark red drops of blood flowed down long, brown hair. A crown, composed of inch-long thorns pierced the skull. The large cross that he was on, made of two boards, scraped against his organs that were exposed on his back. His hands were nailed through the palms and his feet through his ankles. His lungs were desperate for air. He shouted something and the sky grew black. Lightning struck, an earthquake rocked the earth.

That picture I just painted was of Jesus, the Son of God, dying on the cross. Just imagine, our Lord and the Son of God dying a gruesome death on a cross, suffocating. And he didn't do that for just me, he did that for you, and for your brother, your mother, your father, even the random stranger that sits on the sidewalk every day. Let me paint another picture now:

I saw the make-shift cross -- two boards nailed together -- with the three nails nailed at the hand and feet spots. A crown of thorns laid at the foot of the cross. Around the cross there were tens of people kneeling at the cross. I walked out of the red-padded pew and through the throng of people to the Pastor. I walked past him and kneeled down below the cross. I looked up at the glorious image and started crying.



This was about the same as our service this morning. So amazing. You should have seen it.

I just want to say this. JESUS IS NOT DEAD! HE LIVES WITH THE FATHER! THEY DID NOT TAKE HIS LIFE, HE IS RISEN! HAPPY EASTER/RESURRECTION DAY!

God Bless,

Brandon

Never Let You Go

Alright, so the video above is by the artist Manafest. The song is called "Never Let You Go."

The lyrics go something like this:

Hold on when everything is shakingStand strong when the ground is falling throughReach out to my hand in the darknessThat's holding youI'll be your peace in the waitingYour strength when you're broken on the floorHold on it's all worth fighting forCause I will never let you goI will never let you go

It talks in the second verse about "When you look in the mirror and you run away cause all you see are the scars from yesterday..." It's almost like it's saying you can't get past the day because you only see what happened yesterday, or what you did before. Well guess what? You can see past yesterday when you have God's grace. He tells you you don't have to worry about yesterday, but look ahead. He also says He will never let you go, but he doesn't say he won't hold you by just your pinky. He doesn't say He won't hold you over the cliff, holding you just by your pinky finger. But He does say He'll never let you go. Just remember that today when you think God forgot about you and let you go. He didn't, and he won't.

God Bless,

Brandon

Music Videos

Alright, so I have nothing to say. I admit it. But I do have some inspiring music and music videos to share with you. Even if you don't like the kind of music I listen to, just listen to the words and let it speak to your heart. May God bless you with these songs!

Until Later,

Brandon

We Need God... NOW

You can never fall too hard, so fast, so far


That you can't get back when you're lost

Where you are is never too late, so bad, so much

That you can't change Who you are

--Chours from Who You Are by Unspoken


So this song is one of my favorites. It speaks real truth. You can never fall too much, too far, that God won't love you. He's going to love you no matter who you are, no matter what you've done. It's NEVER too late. Why can't people get that? They think that they have to be this and that and this and that to please God. But we can't please God. We will never be enough for God. It evens says in the Bible that all have fallen short of the glory of God.

How many times have you heard me cry out


"God please take this"?

How many times have you given me strength to

Just keep breathing?

Oh I need you

God, I need you now.

-- Chorus of Need You Now by PLUMB


Now this song is true... How many times? How many times has God heard you cry out? Every time! He hears us every time and will never quit hearing us. Oh we need God! He keeps up breathing. People need to know this. God is the only force that keeps our life going. That keeps our heart pumping. That keeps us alive.

I just had to share this because of multiple things coming up. And we don't even know how much we are thankful until we lose it all or things pop up.

Now I have to go but I will check in later. I hope this gave you hope, because it gave me hope!

Until Later,

Brandon

7 Random Things

Alright, so I got this idea from Brenda Price on Air1. Her and one of her friends went around doing 10 random acts of kindness. Why don't we try that? People need the help. Let's say you're out at a restaurant and you pay for the person behind you. 1 thing down! Then you go out and you see a homeless person, buy them a pair of shoes, and gives them to him/her. 2 down! Just like that. But I am not saying doing it just because I told you. Do it because God loved you first. Reflect God's love like a mirror, and mirror God's kindness, mercy, and love so others can know about Him.

The people need it. Maybe you can't get out and do stuff. Maybe you are just a kid. Do like I'm going to do. I'm going to get on Clone Wars Adventures and buy stuff for people, tell people God loves them, and just be the kindest I can be. But I'm not doing it on my own. I will not want to do that on my own. I will do that with God's will. Mirror his love. Because my love comes short of the glory of God. My life comes short of the glory of God. All I can do is have faith in God and praise him, and his love will come for me. His mercy, his kindness, his grace, will mirror off of me - because he had love, mercy, and grace on me - so that other people can know God's love.

I challenge you, just as I did on my Facebook page, to do 7 Random Acts of Kindness. Do not try your best. Yoda had it right when he said "Do or do not, there is not try." We can say that today because we cannot try, we cannot do on our own. We can only do with God's faithfulness and help.

Until Later,

Brandon