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Epic Stories


It seems like everyone is going crazy over Game of Thrones. It’s not a show I have gotten into, but I am familiar with really getting into a story. These shows and movies that lead millions and billions of people through an epic storyline tend to leave us disappointed with reality. Well, check these verses out:

“As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” – Isaiah 55:9

“For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” 2 Corinthians 4:17-18

Maybe it isn’t Game of Thrones, perhaps you wanted to be an Avenger (like me 😊) after that marathon of a movie a few weeks ago. There are countless examples of these huge stories that we are drawn to, and here is my point – The reason we become so entrenched with these stories is because we feel like there is something on the horizon, something next, some sort of bigger story that we are a part of but we can’t quite put our finger on what it is.

I believe that we are all characters in God’s ultimate story. A story that, in the end, will be more amazing than anything we could ever fathom. Imagine the greatest and most epic storyline you have really dug into and understand that it will pale in comparison to what God has planned. On that same note, think about your perfect world, one where everything is magical and colorful and is full of harmony and peace – that too will pale in comparison to what God has in store (His thoughts and ways are higher than ours). 

Now, here is the best part, this isn’t a game about thrones or superheroes created during an intense writing session, no… it is the true story of a true God, the God who sits on the throne, and the God who knows your name and who has written you into His story. 


In Christ Alone,

Jon


Want to be a part of God’s story? Pursue a relationship with Him by accepting the free gift of salvation offered through His son, Jesus Christ.


“God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” 2 Corinthians 5:21

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