The First 48

Let your praise be as bright as the sunshine, so that you can light someone’s dark sky at night.  God loves you and is with you during the storm, and He will be there to dry you off when you come out of the rain.  Let today be the day that you walk just a little closer to the Master. Praise Him, and again I say Praise Him!

Good day to you all!  I am feeling that familiar feeling of change, and it has nothing to do with the weather.  If you are in sight of this message, I want you to know that a change is going to come.  Your life is under construction, and God is a God of completion.  Hold on because there is a breakthrough coming sooner than you think.

One of my favorite “reality” shows is The First 48.  I think that it is fascinating that a crime can be committed and there can be no witnesses, and with a little bit of evidence the detectives can piece together how the crime happened and more importantly, who did it.  Sometimes a surprise witness will show up and will give the detectives a some help.  At the beginning of the show the narrator says that the crime becomes harder to solve if the detectives cannot make an arrest in the first 48 hours. 

Dear Reader, I know that sometimes it is easy for us to feel like no one cares about our situation.  However, Jesus gave us plenty of evidence of His love.  Understand that if you are trying to piece together His love it’s as easy as the first 48.  Jesus was hung falsely accused and hung on a cross.  They whipped Him and they beat Him.  On His head they placed a crown of thorns.  Dear Reader it doesn’t take a detective to see that the first 48 hours is the evidence of His love.  They hung Him up on a Friday and then in two days the angel rolled away the stone and Jesus walked out of the tomb.  When Mary and friends came back to the tomb they saw a surprise witness that was waiting there.  The angel that rolled back the stone told them that the Jesus that they were looking for was not there.   The crime scene investigators could have wrapped up their case right then and there.  God raised Jesus from the dead so that you and I could have eternal life. 

Dear Reader, love cannot hide itself. Whenever love is present it always leave evidence.  Jesus showed us the evidence of His love for us in the First 48 hours.  He continues to show His love in the midnight hour, in the hours that we are going through our struggles, and in the hours that we are in pain.  His love for you is evident in the blessing that are around you.  Praise His name and put all faith in God, and watch the difference you see in your life.  Your C.S.I. moment is when you realize thatChrist’s Saves In spite of our sins.  Trust, believe, and be blessed.

You are beautiful, loved, and blessed

John Reed