This morning, while sitting in my room, it gently dawned on me again. Do you know how good it is, to know and trust in a sovereign God, who is also genuinely kinder than any person I've ever met on the planet? I could imagine nothing better. And I've experienced nothing better in life. God is all powerful. And he loves me as a son. Could it be true? Undoubtedly so. By faith, I trust in him, and each step of the way, his specific acts and words of kindness have been so real. My experience in this world has taught me to basically expect the worst, because that's probably what you're gonna get in any given situation. I wasn't born with this cynicism - its a defense mechanism the world has brutually taught me through the years. And so I bring this mentality with me when I come to God, yet I find myself repeatedly disarmed by his gentleness, kindness, and creativity. Not only do I not get the worst, I get way better than I could've come up with by myself. And he takes so much pleasure in displaying the riches of his kindness to me. Man, what an awesome God! And on the flipside, I think about how scary it is, to have emnity with the all-powerful God, whose justice and righteousness are beyond all comprehension. A God who declares that all sin must be paid for. And that line between falling into the judgment of God, or resting in his mercies forever - lies one single, gigantic, and simple truth - Jesus is Lord. Either he can pay for our sins, or we can pay for it ourselves. But the cost is simply more than we can afford. Not one hundred thousand acts of good will, not being a good person, not even practicing the right religion or going to the right church or temple consistently could ever pay the price. The bible declares "that if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved." God has made it so simple that a child could enter into his mercies.