Jesus Freak?

Jesus was a crazy dude! I know we talk about how radical and different he was all of the time, but I was reading my Bible the other night and it just really stuck out to me that he was...weird. A couple of weeks ago in community group we talked about Nicodemus, and how Jesus just went straight to the point, not even really addressing Nicodemus' question. And then last night I was reading in John (side note: John 13, Jesus is with his disciples and he is talking about who will betray him. He says it will be whomever he gives the bread to, and obviously gives it to Judas Iscariot. It then says Satan immediately entered Judas and Jesus said "What you will do, do quickly." How crazy is that?? How did I never know that part of the story????). One of the guys was leaning up against Jesus when He said all of that in ch. 13. I guess just the mental image that came to my mind was just very strange and I was taken aback..."this guy is crazy! If I didn't know any better, I'd say they're following a cult!"


Do you ever have those times where Satan really gets into you? You don't even realize it because he's just that good. He plants those little seeds of doubt, which spring into thoughts like "What if this is just another religion and I'm not following a true god?"

A little bit of a different turn. Do you have songs that just speak to you? Ones that just melt your heart, no matter how many times you hear them? Here are mine:

1) River Flows In You-Yiruma
      I love piano. Love it. The first time I heard this I just melted. I can listen to this over and over for hours on end, and it is so relaxing. One of my friends is a great pianist and I asked him to learn how to play this for me. Just listening to him practice it, with all of the missed notes and off timing, I was in love. Although there are no words, I still hum loudly :)

2) It's Beautiful-EleventySeven
     I heard this one on the radio one time. I kept listening for weeks after, but it was never played again. I finally searched the internet until I found it. It's just a beautiful song of praise.

3) Meteor Shower-Owl City
    The first time I heard this was at the Passion conference a couple of years ago, so I always associate this song with crowds of people all gathered in one place to worship our Lord. It's such a reminder to myself that "I am not my own," and "I desperately need You."

4) Sanctuary
     This is a song I've loved since childhood. I used to sing with the campus BCM and would frequently research harmonies, and I like the harmony on this one.