Anyway
Posted on 06. Jul, 2009 by Josh Agerton in Formation
Leslie’s mom, Joan, gave me this great gift for Christmas last year…one of my favorites. It’s a picture that her husband, Barney, took out on some country road in Northwest Florida, I think in Gadsden County. Anyway, I brought it to my office and have it leaning up on the window seal. It’s in this old rough, weathered wood frame, fitting for the picture inside.
It’s a shot of an old dilapidated billboard that reads, “Jesus loves you anyway.” See how the framing on the billboard is falling off and the paint is all faded. I love it. But I especially love the “anyway” part of it. It set’s it apart. Breaks the pattern of the normal old “God loves you” phrase (although that in itself is quite profound).
Rusty ended up using this picture in his sermon yesterday at Cornerstone. He beautifully related how many times we feel like this old crusty billboard…kinda rough, pieces torn apart, weeds growing up all around, paint chipped off, weakened from storms over time. But the words…they are still there, written on your heart. It became a beautiful image of how he loves and accepts us just as we are.
Praying that you believe this today.
