El Inmortal

Watch this video. Especially if you speak Spanish. It's one of my new favorites by Manny Montes, a Christian Reggaeton artist. His music is as good if not better than mainstream Reggaeton, plus the message is awesome. This particular song is about Jesus's death - how he gave up his life for ALL of us. It's unfortunate how some of the people mentioned in this song are judged by Christians instead of loved as Jesus loves them. Here's part of the song translated (though it flows better in Spanish!)

He died for Pentecostals and for Catholics

He died for addicts, for prostitutes and for alcoholics

He died for believers and for athiests

He died for Americans, Africans, and Europeans

He died for Michael Jordan, Ricky Martin, and for Tyson

He died for Eminem, Jennifer Lopez, Michael Jackson

He died for Madonna, Christina Aguilera, and Britney

He died for Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez, and for Hitler

He died for Picasso, for Diana the Princess

He died for Albert Einstein and for the Mother Teresa

He died for Tego, for Hector, for Don Omar, Daddy Yankee

He died for Saddam Hussin, and for Osama Bin Laden

He died for the Pope, for Bush and for Don King

He died for Tito Trinidad, Bill Gates, and for Benny Hinn

He died for homosexuals and for evangelists

He died for missionaries and he died for terrorists

He died for murderers, crooks, and governors

He died for the mafia, pastors, and for rapists

He died for those who reject him and for those who receive him

I accept him, and you? Tell me your decision.

Acts 11:17 And since God gave these Gentiles the same gift he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to stand in God’s way?

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Disclaimer

I know that those of you who read this may or may not be Christians. Either way, that's cool. I just want to give you a heads up that sometimes I will post stuff on here about the Bible or being a Christian. I am not preaching - these are just thoughts or things that have been helpful to me. Feel free to read them or not and I definitely welcome any comments or questions. With that said, read on...

Be Strong and Courageous

"Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you."
- Deuteronomy 31:6

Recently I've been reading through the Old Testament. Some of it is awesome and some of it is a little dry. But one thing that keeps popping out to me is that phrase - be strong and courageous. Throughout this chapter and into Joshua, God is leading the Israelites to the land he promised their ancestors. Sometimes, a bunch of cities hear how strong the Israelites are and get together to try and conquer them. The other cities seem to WAY outnumber the Israelites, so it's natural for them to be nervous (wouldn't you be scared if you had to go fight in a battle you seemed destined to lose?). But time and time again, the Israelites go in and crush everyone and take over the cities. I'm not a big fan of war (remember, I grew up Mennonite!), but God was using the Israelites to show the world His power and how He takes care of his people.

I like this verse because it reminds me that God still takes care of us. This doesn't mean that we will always have the best of everything, but it means that we will have what we need. It also reminds me that if God can conquer multiple cities with chickens like the Israelites, he can deal with my problems that I stress about.