When I was growing up, I was a big Michael Jordan fan. I'm pretty sure every person who reads this is either a fan or has seen him play or at least know who he is. And if you don't...we need to talk! Here's my number: 936-554-25**...ok, just kidding,lol...
Anyway, for those you who don't know, I'm a real sneaker junkie. In fact, Jordans are my favorite shoe and I own several pair. So, this week, I bought a fresh pair of rare Air Force Jordans and I wore them to a concert we were doing in the Houston area this weekend. The event was awesome! I got to be apart of an incredible hip hop panel and discuss it with a group of youth. We also had an all men session where we discussed 'The Kid In The King' by tha messenger which is featured on my latest cd, Dare 2 Be Great and in the book 'Red Ink Poetry' by tha messenger coming out September 20th! Anyway, the youth were all asking where I got them from and it took be back to my high school days...ahhh, the memories,lol...
I remember back in high school when we would go to the mall early just to make sure we got a pair of his latest shoes. And of course, we were doing this way before Nelly made a song about it, but since he made national what many have been doing for years, let me shed some light on it. So, my crew and I would be up early just to go to the mall to get the new J's...back then we called them AIR JORDAN'S. But now, he's retired and as you can see by the video, he has two sons, Jeffrey and Marcus who play in college and high school now...
Can you imagine, Jeffrey and Marcus going to the mall with their friends, walking in to Foot Locker, trying on J's, and buying them? I can only imagine the look on their friends faces! They'd probably be like, 'MANNN, what are you guys doing? Do you not KNOW who your DAD is?' Why are you buying shoes that bear your last name? Those aren't AIR JORDAN'S to them, but HEIR JORDAN'S.
I strongly believe that too many of us really don't know who our dad is! We claim that we are Christians, we play the role, but we really lack the understanding and knowledge of who HE really is. This isn't bad in itself, but some of us just don't want to make an effort to know Him better. Christianity is so watered down and cliche these days that it seems like being a Christian has been reduced to going to church every now and then or simply acknowledging the God your grandmother or parents forced you to learn about in church when you were little.
our inheritance has been reduced to material things. So many of us see God as someone we can simply bring our list of WANTS to, but He's much more than that! He's savior to a dying world, and its up to us, to soak up the Gospel like a sponge and go and be an instrument to help make clean, those who need enlightenment that without Christ, we are filthy!
Romans 8: 15p-17
WHEN WE CRY, "ABBA! FATHER!" IT IS THAT VERY SPIRIT BEARING WITNESS WITH OUR SPIRIT THAT WE ARE CHILDREN OF GOD, AND IF CHILDREN, THEN HEIRS, HEIRS OF GOD AND JOINT HEIRS WITH CHRIST--IF, IN FACT, WE SUFFER WITH HIM SO THAT WE MAY ALSO BE GLORIFIED WITH HIM.
Don't settle for just reading a devotional a day or week, really pray and challenge yourself to read more and get closer to Christ so that you may continue to grow more like Him and agitate the flame and passion to carry out His purpose for your life!
ya boy,
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