I did not tell him this then, but now I will.
For me the most meaningful part of salvation is linked to my recent revelation of the Gospel. And the ways my heart has uniquely connected to it in the last nine months. The idea of sons and daughters coming home. Raised from the ashes, like one John Mark McMillian song goes. I look at the Gospel as a perfect Creator with innate family-Father, Son, Holy Spirit- and this God's desire to share creativity and love and build His family. That's why he created man and the earth. Then there is Man's fall due to pride and choosing to believe the lie that he could somehow do better than God's defined pleasure and perfection. The Bible is a story about God getting His family back by giving his Son. Not leaving them to themselves. In spite of ourselves. It's about sons and daughters coming home to Him. Back into pleasure and wholeness and family.
Kingdom family.
Salvation.
1 Thessalonians 5:9-11, Psalm 51, Jonah 2
