The Reason
"But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect." (1 Peter 3:15 NIV)
One of my favorite lines from the movie "Beautiful Mind," based on the life of mathematician, schizophrenic, and Nobel Prize winner John Nash, comes at the very end of the film, when Nash is giving his Nobel Prize acceptance speech. He thanks his wife, Alicia, for standing by him through all the years of madness and unreality and tells her, "You are the reason I am. You are all my reasons."
It is a beautiful moment in a truly "beautiful" movie, but how much more could we say those very words to God?
"You are the reason I am. You are all my reasons."
All our reasons.
The reason we praise Him: "Because your love is better than life, I will praise you as long as I live" (Psalm 63:3).
The reason we call on Him: "Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live" (Psalm 116:2).
The reason we are not disgraced: "Because the Sovereign LORD helps me, I will not be disgraced" (Isaiah 50:7).
The reason we are not consumed: "Because of the LORD’s great love, we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail" (Lamentations 3:22).
The reason we rejoice and are glad: "Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven" (Matthew 5:12).
The reason we lift up our heads: "When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near" (Luke 21:8).
Oh God, in all the wanderings of our hearts, You are the where.
In all the wonderings of our hearts, You are the why.
You are the reason we are. You are all our reasons.
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