The vision is Jesus.
Obsessively,
Dangerously,
Undeniably,
JESUS.
I am completely and unashamedly obsessed. He is what it’s all about. All eternity points to him. All creation groans for him. Every soul was created to long for him. He is my first and my last, my beginning and my end, my waking and my dreaming. He is my magnificent obsession, my beautiful daydream, my inescapable addiction.
Dangerous? Heck yes.
Take up your massive instrument of torture and execution and follow me. I did not come to bring peace, but to rip families apart. Blessed are you when the world scorns, slanders, persecutes, and hates you because of me. When the world despises you, don’t worry, they despised me first.
When your oppressor forces you to trudge one mile, willingly walk with him two.
Sell everything you own and give the money to the poor.
Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons.
Scared yet? Wanna trip, baby? Because if you jump off this cliff, it will be the ride of your life.
Could I even deny him if I tried? He is my everything, and there’s no use even pretending otherwise. I would rather take a bullet to the chest or curl up in a ball and die than deny the beautiful Man who is my savior. He is the only thing that makes any sense at all. My every breath testifies of his goodness, every cell screams his name. Denying him would be like carving out my own lungs. He and I are inextricably woven together. And what God has joined together, let no man separate.
JESUS.
In these moments, I could run like this forever. In these moments I mean every word. Oh, Jesus, my rescuer, let me never lose this place.