​17. The Boiling Heat Inside of You

I don’t know why we level sin to the degree of what’s acceptable and what’s not.

Evil is not acceptable in any form.

“Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.”

People dwell on the notion of homosexuality. And yes, homosexuality defiles God’s original design for His creation. But they willingly turn a blind eye to the rest of the verse. They forget the part about the revilers, the mockers.

Those who tear others down for what they do or what they claim.

They can somehow fully ignore that log jutting out their own cornea.

The root of everything we do that displeases God comes down to one word: lust.

Eve lusted with the intense desire to do things her own way, and Adam stood by, enfeebled by the act of watching someone have the courage enough to stand up for what boiled in his own heart.

Despite our desperate want for evolution, we aren’t much better all these years later.

Just take a peek outside your window.

The point of Jesus is this: complete peace. When your heart is fully aligned with His heart, your own desires fall away. You want what He wants, an intense love for people that outworks any bitterness and rage you hold for all the ones who did you wrong.

You understand how to take the “self” out of every endeavor and make it about the “Him.” The boiling heat inside of you stands calm, and it’s finally silent enough to think.

This isn’t about who I choose to love. This isn’t about what I choose to do with my body. This isn’t about how I label myself to the rest of the world.

This is about nakedness, complete vulnerability to a God who has been searching my heart since the moment He spoke it into being.