August 26th - Let's Play!

Theme of the Day
Pack and play

Readings of the Day
John 6.60-71-So Jesus asked the twelve, "Do you also wish to go away?" Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom can we go? You have the words of eternal life, We have come to believe and know that you are the Holy One of God."
1 Chronicles 25-26-The organization and assignments of servants of God.
Zechariah 11-So they weighed out as my wages thirty shekels of silver.
Deuteronomy 32.18-20, 28-39-You were unmindful of the Rock that bore you; you forgot the God who gave you birth.

God's Word of the Day
I call you to pack it up and move into My Kingdom. I caution you to never forget Your source of life, your beginning, your way, your God.

Story of the Day
We spent our lives together in this jar. There was food always present to sustain us. All that we needed was contained in the jar, at the bottom of the jar. At first we spent all of our time at the bottom of the jar, feeding and growing stronger. We weren't a pretty bunch. We were kind of furry, skinny and wiggly all the time. But we loved each other and grew together. As we grew we began to venture up the side of the jar. We could peek outside into a world we didn't understand. All we really knew was what was inside of this jar. Inside the jar it was safe and warm and dry. But we could still see another world outside of the jar. This world wasn't always safe and dry. This world had so much going on in it that it was hard to imagine the possibilities. So we would climb the side of the jar, looking out. Then we finally reached the top of the jar. We clung to the lid of the jar and figured that this was all there was to life. We had reached the top of the jar and it really wasn't all that great. The view of the outside really didn't change from the top of the jar either. It was rather disappointing. Then when we thought that life was surely over, at the top of the jar, something magical happened. An outside force removed the lid of the jar that we were clinging to. As I glanced over at my friends with me on the lid of the jar, I noticed how much we had changed in life. My friend was beautiful. My friend had wings to flutter and fly. My friend told me how beautiful I was too. On the lid, opened to the outside world, we both gazed into each others eyes and opened our wings and floated wonderfully and beautifully into a brand new kingdom. And as we fluttered off, we noticed the loving hand and loving eyes of a Savior who released us to serve in His wonderful, eternal, outside, inside, all around Kingdom. We saw our God that day. We saw our Creator. We saw the Source of Life as we fluttered in this new Kingdom of Life.

Prayer of the Day
Lord, I know that there are times in my life when You are preparing me for something wonderful. Prepare me and organize my thoughts into actions of flight You would have me take. Always keep my focus and gaze into Your loving, saving eyes. And when it's time for me to open my wings and fly, be there to release me and to show me the way. Be there as my guide and Savior. For You alone are God. You alone are my source of Life. You alone are beginning and eternal. Let me never betray you for the magic of this world, but rather be my God in the magic of Your Love shown to all creation, now and forever. ---Amen