The Way Matt Sees It

If you haven’t seen the Noah trailer yet, you definitely need to.  I’m super excited for it; it looks so good!  And with Russell Crowe playing Noah, you know it’s going to be awesome.  THE CREATOR SPEAKS At one part in the trailer, Anthony Hopkins (playing a currently unknown character…possibly Methuselah or Cain?) says to Noah that the Creator speaks to Noah, and that he must trust that it’s in a way Noah can understand.   When I heard that, I thought it was really cool.   The “Creator” speaks to Noah?   That’s awesome! Then I realized: The Creator speaks to me .   LIMITED CONTACT Imagine having a long-distance relationship with a girlfriend or boyfriend (or in my case, fiancée!).   Your only communication with them was through texting.   Not only that, but you only texted once a year!   That wouldn’t be much of a relationship, right? This is the entire reason Jesus came down and was born as a man, lived a sinless...

One time a few years ago I was praying for a Muslim named Ron I met on the streets of NYC.  It was really cool because he actually asked my friend and I to pray for him.  It was one of the amazing times when the Holy Spirit began to take hold of my prayer, and something was uttered that I will never forget: Jesus did not forget Ron’s name on the cross. “God loves each of us as if there were only one of us,” -Augustine I’m not sure if you might be struggling with God’s love for you, but know this: Jesus did not forget your name when He was on the cross.  YOU are the one He went to the cross for. Sometimes when we hear, “For God so loved the world, He gave His only begotten Son…” (John 3:16) “world” sounds kind of impersonal in a way.  But this is as personal as it gets!  Jesus thought of you when He died on the cross.  Your name.  You are what He thought of that kept Him going.  The thought of saving you is what kep...