Saturday 11/19/2005
1 Peter 2-By his cuts and bruises you were healed
Jeremiah 33-34-I, the LORD, have an agreement with day and night, so they always come at the right time.
Psalm 135-The name of the LORD will be remembered forever
Ephesians 1.15-23-And he has put all things under his feet and has made him the head over all things for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
Matthew 14.22-31-Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side
Psalm 65-they shout and sing together for joy
"It would be easier to take 275 around." – Picking Sarah up at the airport- taking the easiest road – Jesus didn’t take the easy road though- he suffered cuts and bruises to bring about my healing- through his pain and death -–through his broken and battered body I have been healed- and sometimes I think that the same continues on today- Just like the agreement God has with the day and night- I saw healing in Ernie Bratlie- but he was broken- near death- but he didn’t display illness and death – he was a grand display of life- in my Dad- when he died- he didn’t display heart disease- he displayed love and eternal life- and the same in Jesus- I have to wonder – is that what is meant by "he put everything under his feet"- Jesus turned it all around for those who follow him- death now becomes life- illness- now displays healing- and all in that one grand body of Christ- we are all healing from illness and death- all life long—so that path I must follow is the one Christ commands me to go- go get in the boat and go on to the other side- I’ll meet you there—but guess what? – Jesus didn’t meet them on the other side- he walked out on the water – maybe the waters of my baptism and met me by the boat – encouraged me to depend on those baptismal waters – to walk on those waters- do I have the faith and trust in my baptism?- do I really believe that water will hold me? – I think I must- I think I’ll walk on those waters- and if my faith is sick – Jesus will hold his hand out to me- help me and lead me back into the boat of life—and someday- just like Dad and Ernie and a whole host of other believers- we will arrive to the other side of that lake- and Jesus will have been in that boat with us the entire time- and we will shout and sing together for joy- and the name of the LORD will be remembered forever—"It would be easier to take 275 around." – Awww—forget that—I’m ready for a boat ride with Jesus!
Prayer- Lord, I wanna get out of my boat and walk towards you on my baptismal water- if I sink – I trust you will catch me and take me back to the boat today—we have some work to do today! -- Amen
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