Category: Daily Post

I’ve been ask to share my favorite scripture at the mid week gathering of my church this evening. This seems like a simple assignment, but there are so many things to choose from. Immediately, I was trying to decide between John 11:35 and Genesis 2:25. But I quickly decided I should move on to something more appropriate. Surprisingly, I didn’t even consider the Song of Solomon.

I have toyed with the final words of the Christ – “It is finished“, as I think that statement sums up the whole of Christianity in a neat little package. I even thought about my one word 365 verse from Psalm 92. In the end, I decided to go with one of my favorites for a long time, 1 Corinthians 9.

25 And every man that striveth in the games exerciseth self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

26 I therefore so run, as not uncertainly; so fight I, as not beating the air:

27 but I buffet my body, and bring it into bondage: lest by any means, after that I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected. ASV

If you come tonight, I will tell you why.

Two weeks ago I was talking with some co workers about the benefits of eating peanut butter for recovery.  This started because one of the guys is a cross fitter and he was talking about eating like a whole jar of peanut butter the night before.

During the conversation I mentioned that they had George Washington Carver to thank for that yumminess.  They both looked at me confused, as if they didn’t even know that some dude named George Washington Carver ever walked on this earth.  I explained to him about of all his inventions and did a little Google search to show them.  It was there I saw this quote from Carver that has stayed with me.

When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.

It sort of reminds me of this from Luke 16:10

“If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities. NLT

Let people notice you by taking care of the common simple things!

Yesterday I left the teenagers for a Sunday and attended an actual adult Bible study class.  It was so… unusual!

So the get this class started the leader asked what people thought Jesus would say to them if he walked up to them today.   Many if not most of the answers circled around peoples perceived thoughts about themselves and their inabilities to be perfect.  Which is not actually unusual.  I, however, being unusual, immediately thought “Well done, good and faithful servant!” That’s not because I feel like I am so good.  It’s because I know I am forgiven and that the Christ has made up all the difference already.   However, I didn’t feel that was an appropriate statement to make, and so I moved on in search of a second answer.

“How about some fish?”.

Yeah, I figure that if Christ walked up to any of us today, he would not immediately seek to condemn or rebuke us.  That is of unless we approached him in the way of the Pharisees.  I would expect that his first inclination would be more like the way he approached individuals multiple times in the scripture, with an invitation for conversation and relationship.

Just think quickly.  There’s Zacchaeus,   the guys on the road to Emmaus,  the apostles after a day of fishing.  How, many more times do we see the Christ, invite others to sit down and talk and create a relationship?

He doesn’t seek to condemn, he seeks for us to know Him.  And through that time with him, we will be changed.

Yes, I think he would say it.  I think if the Christ walked up to me today he would say. “Hey, you want some fish?”  followed quickly by a “You want to hang out with me today?”

Very seldom do I ever go back and read what I have written.   I remember a lot of the posts, so when I reference them, I reference them from memory. However, as I mentioned a few days ago, I have a ton of half written posts and thoughts floating around. There are so many, and so many that I have revisited so many times I thought I had already posted them!   So last night, I quickly reviewed my posts from this year.  I have to say, there’s some good motivating and inspiring stuff in there!  Which given the state of my mind over the last 10 months is actually quite amazing!

Anyway, I finally feel like my mind is calming and things in my life are beginning to turn back to some sort of normal.  The last two years have worked their magic and the Lord has had his way. ( as if that is not what goes on every day!)

I pray that in some way you have benefited from the somewhat sporadic, mostly brief musings I have posted so far in 2015.   I hope I don’t duplicate any thoughts over the next few weeks, but hey repetition is good too.  After all, ‘there are three that testify’ ( 1 John 5:7)

Yeah, it’s National Running Day, which I found out about in the parking lot of the gym after I had swam, and then run!

Yes, I did swim, where I was attacked by one of the swim lane lines.  After that I ran 4 miles. I have to cut it a little short because of that crazy thing called work, but none the less, I got in a run.

I hope you do as well, in some form or another!

“Survey the path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure.”
-Proverbs 4:26