I just have to blog about this, because every time I hear "We found love" by Rihanna I think of Jesus. Whether you want to know or not, I'm going to divulge my reasoning.
She talks about finding love in a hopeless place. I assume she means a romantic love. Despite whatever romantic scenario you conjure up of feeling like no one will ever love you and that's when you find love, I want you to really think about that.
A hopeless place.
Have you felt hopeless? Have you walked around in a hopeless place?
I have. It's not pretty nor pleasant. Hopeless. Condemned. Ashamed. The lowest of lows.
That is not where I want to find a romantic love.
But, Rihanna is right. There is love in a hopeless place. Jesus.
Jesus, meets us where we are, whether hopeless, confused, or rebellious. He does not wait for us to slip and fall nor does he wait for us to walk a tightrope of good deeds. He will follow us as we stray to that hopeless place and deliver us for it. He loosens the chains of hopelessness and liberates us.
He is the bridge between God and human.
Because without Jesus, we are hopeless. Without Jesus we are sinners deserving of death. So God sent His Son to live a perfect life and die for our sins on the cross. Jesus not only died, but He accepted the punishment of our sins. He was separated from God. Oh but after three long days He rose again. He is reunited with the Father. He reigns, but He is a generous King. He gracefully shares His inheritance, entrance into the kingdom of God, with us, whom He calls friend and sibling.
Yes, there is One love in our hopeless places. He is the way, the truth, and the light. He is the beacon of Hope.
He is the only love I want to experience in the hopeless catacombs of my mind.
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