"What do I do when I find something out about God that I don't like?" This phrase hit me like a ton of bricks. I immediately felt convicted because I would normally cast that question aside because it wasn't a puzzle piece that would fit into my picture of Jesus. If I didn't like what a scripture said, I would bank on finding a new and better interpretation, rather than pursuing the person of Jesus and His ultimate truth. I need to remind myself that He asks me to abide in Him, not to abide in the social construction of Jesus that I have made up.
DJ talks about how we have to hang in there, we have to asks questions to Jesus and ask him for his peace and truth, just like Abraham did. In asking questions, we are displaying to Jesus that we are desiring to know Him more, which I would believe He smiles upon. It makes me think of the relationship that many of my teachers have recently expressed at the beginning of classes. They have said that when we ask them questions, or seek to know a better understanding through doubt and desire, we are giving them the utmost respect because they see the desire in our hearts to be a scholar, and in DJ's sermon case, to be a child of God seeking a deeper friendship, just like Abraham.
I love how the sermon ended. By keeping our eyes on the person of Jesus and trusting in Him, "It will always take you to the foot of the cross!"
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