Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him." John 14:23
So today we remember a man who had a flawed idea of how large the Earth was, landed in a place where he misnamed the people, and gets credit for discovering entire continents though he was by no means the first to arrive there and hadn't quite made it to either continent. Details, details, Mr. Columbus would likely be the CEO of a large corporation today. So, can God love a man such as ol' Christopher?
We had better hope so, for not one of us is perfect either. In the religion of the day, we need to be right and correct at all times, plus strong, fit, rich, and pretty too. Which I think leaves me at zero out of five, though I may have miscounted. Thank the Father that when Jesus comes to look for a home, He will be looking for love and a keeping of His word. A word that has love in both of the greatest commandments, and love in His new commandment.
So love on this day in Christ, and maybe forgive poor, flawed Christopher too.
Bucky
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