Saturday 5/20/2006
Acts 26.19-32-I couldn’t just walk away from a vision like that! I became an obedient believer on the spot. I started preaching this life-change—this radical turn to God and everything it meant in everyday life..
1 Samuel 1.1-2.11-The only thing I’ve been pouring out is my heart, pouring it out to GOD.
Psalm 49-We aren’t immortal. We don’t last long. Like our dogs, we age and weaken. And die.
1 John 5.1-6-Water and blood came out from the side of Jesus Christ. It wasn’t just water, but water and blood.
1 John 3.1-3-think how much the Father loves us.
Psalm 115-I pray that the LORD will let your family and your descendants always grow strong.
"Sorry, I’m just having a bad day." – An apology I overheard from one person to another. After a little bit of a tif. Saul had so much to be sorry for. He persecuted the early Christians – even to the point of death. But Jesus turned all that around in a drastic way. So drastic that later on Paul stood before authorities and proclaimed Christianity boldly and fearlessly. He could walk away from a vision like that. Paul was made an obedient believer on the spot- Paul pouring out his heart before God. Like Hannah and her prayers to God. Like me at times. Pouring out my heart to God. Knowing that God is God. I can’t do this on my own. God brings times in life that make me live his truths. God makes me live his Word even when it is tough to take. But in this living out of God’s Word- I learn first hand- without a doubt – can’t just walk away from it- I learn the lesson. It’s not just about the water of my baptism- the grace and the free gift – it’s also about the blood- God teaches me through the blood- through the suffering and death- and God gave me Jesus blood-suffering and death to show me how he will be with me through it all- through the refreshing waters of my baptism and the hard core blood of his sacrifice and the reality of my sin. Now there is something to think about—think how much the Father loves us. He is with me in the good and the bad- cheering me along the entire way- And in all of my struggle there are others- I pray God will let all of us grow strong- through the good and the bad. "Sorry, I’m just having a bad day." – Well- that’s ok—you will be strong because God is with you in the good ones and the bad ones too.
Lord, lead me this day in the good and the bad. Let me hear your voice –follow your call and be obedient to you. -- Amen
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