jeff martin
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Single
Highschool
hixson high school
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girls, martial arts, guitar, golf, baseball, tennis, football, (sports in general), debate
Favorite Movies
alot
Favorite Books
bible
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www.mtsu.edu/~mtsumac
2000 years
April 15 2006
So, tonight; Hodge, Justin, Blake, and myself went down to Lahaina to cruise front street. We got some food at Bubba Gump’s (it was a’ight) and ended up taking some totally random pics cause all of the shops were closing down. So after taking our pics, we were pretty much ready to come home. And that’s when the coolest part of the night sank in.
As we were going home, Justin made the obscure comment, “Why don’t we stop and look at this (talking about the ocean)?†So, we did. And that’s when God met us. And holy crap was it amazing.
We sat there on a beach looking up into the sky, gazing at the stars, moon, and palm trees all around us, and God totally, utterly, and completely blew our minds. It was if he was saying, “Hey, check out my beauty that I have displayed for you in my creation.†It was truly breath taking (as much of the ride home was spent in silence pondering the vastness of the love of Christ) And it was on this ride home, as the wind was blowing our Blazer around like a rag doll through the West Maui’s, that I had this astounding epiphany.
AT THIS VERY MOMENT, 2000 YEARS AGO, MY LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST WAS IN THE MIDST OF FIGHTING FOR MY SOUL.
At this point 2000 years ago, Christ had suffered the sting of death, submitting himself to the will of his Father, even to dying on the most retched of all torture devices ever thought of in the history of man. And was now fighting Satan for the souls of the lost and dying world that has existed since the beginning of human history even until this day.
It was his undying, never eding, never-changing, steadfast, ever-true Agape love for us that sent him to the cross. And at this very moment, he reached out with his nail pierced hands and took the crown and scepter that Satan planned to use to rule over the earth, and broke their power. It was with his blood stained feet that he walked up to death, and took the keys of the Abyss, thus ending its reign of terror over the lives of the children that he so dearly loved.
And in just a few days, he would rise again, forever sealing the fate of all of those who would believe in him. That we would all know that our salvation was certain because the one who loved us so much to die for us, holds the keys of death, hell, and the grave, and is no longer subject to them. He instead, has the power to give all who call upon his name the right to be called sons and daughters of God.
To Him who was slain, be all glory and honor and power forever and ever, amen.
-Jeff
As we were going home, Justin made the obscure comment, “Why don’t we stop and look at this (talking about the ocean)?†So, we did. And that’s when God met us. And holy crap was it amazing.
We sat there on a beach looking up into the sky, gazing at the stars, moon, and palm trees all around us, and God totally, utterly, and completely blew our minds. It was if he was saying, “Hey, check out my beauty that I have displayed for you in my creation.†It was truly breath taking (as much of the ride home was spent in silence pondering the vastness of the love of Christ) And it was on this ride home, as the wind was blowing our Blazer around like a rag doll through the West Maui’s, that I had this astounding epiphany.
AT THIS VERY MOMENT, 2000 YEARS AGO, MY LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST WAS IN THE MIDST OF FIGHTING FOR MY SOUL.
At this point 2000 years ago, Christ had suffered the sting of death, submitting himself to the will of his Father, even to dying on the most retched of all torture devices ever thought of in the history of man. And was now fighting Satan for the souls of the lost and dying world that has existed since the beginning of human history even until this day.
It was his undying, never eding, never-changing, steadfast, ever-true Agape love for us that sent him to the cross. And at this very moment, he reached out with his nail pierced hands and took the crown and scepter that Satan planned to use to rule over the earth, and broke their power. It was with his blood stained feet that he walked up to death, and took the keys of the Abyss, thus ending its reign of terror over the lives of the children that he so dearly loved.
And in just a few days, he would rise again, forever sealing the fate of all of those who would believe in him. That we would all know that our salvation was certain because the one who loved us so much to die for us, holds the keys of death, hell, and the grave, and is no longer subject to them. He instead, has the power to give all who call upon his name the right to be called sons and daughters of God.
To Him who was slain, be all glory and honor and power forever and ever, amen.
-Jeff
Amy
April 15 2006
There's a Bubba Gump's in New York that is AWESOME, but I'm not sure if it's the same thing as the one in Hawaii.
Meg
April 15 2006
u damn copy caters!!!!! we did the EXACT same thing like the whole morning. first, we wen cruise FRONT STREET, but none of the stores were opened @ 8:00 in the morning.....and then we went pool jumping, and then we ate at BUBBA GUMPS...AND we were taking totally RANDOM PICS. stupid jeff....tsk tsk.
