A Sunday Sermon
God calls each of us to be His messenger.
At inception, the Master already had a plan for our life. He beckons us to walk
with Him, to be so full of His Love that others will see the joy in us and
desire what it is that we possess. “Christianity”, it has been alleged, cannot
be taught; the concept must be caught. Example teaches---best; desire of Grace
catches---best! Amen!
If you think that you could never live
like that? Faith! Friend! Faith! Give it a try!
Following are a list of some of the
greatest people of the Bible. Each of them held reasonable conviction as to why
God could not and would not choose them. Nice try!
Consider these excuses; then, next time
you feel God can’t use humble you, just remember:
Jacob was a liar Noah was a drunk
Leah was ugly Gideon was afraid
Abraham was too old Isaac was a daydreamer
Job went bankrupt Zaccheus was too small
Peter denied Christ Paul was too religious
Elijah was suicidal Rahab was a prostitute
Timothy had an ulcer Naomi was a widow
Jonah ran away from God’s call
Moses had a speech impediment
Martha was a perpetual worrier
Isaiah thought himself unworthy
Joseph was abused by his brothers
The disciples fell asleep while
praying
At Jesus’ arrest, they all
forsook Him and fled
Sampson had long hair and was a
womanizer
Jeremiah and Timothy thought they
were too young
David had an affair with a
married woman and murdered her husband
The Samaritan woman who spoke to
Jesus at the well was five times divorced
And, the most decided of all
excuses:
Lazarus was Dead!
So? What is your excuse? Whatever
it is, God can still use you to your full potential!
After all, you are not the
message---
You are only the…messenger!
Amen? Amen!
What can I do? Perhaps: Begin
Oh!
Such big problems! If only they
understood
My
free advice: He could! She should! I would!
Issues
monumental! Demon-evil challenges inspected
Exacerbated
trouble? Culprit? Image mirror-reflected
But!
Unfair! It’s not me! Innocence
proclaimed!
My little world! My church! My town! Refrained
Issues
just too convoluted-difficult for intense introspection
My fault? Guilt?
Not in my lexicon concordance inspection
“Not
my problem! Nothing I can do! Some other must step-up
Places
to go! Things to do! People to see! Is it time for sup?
Faith!
Friend! Freely follow fervently omniscient Creator’s call
Promote:
“Right!” Simply do: “Good!” Avoid pernicious pitfall
Out
West Salida Rocky Mountain-way a leathered rock-hound sits
Sample-filled
wood battered box challenges his vast knowledge-wits
Acknowledged
him to turn North seeking mountain Arabian-herd
Found
Deity along the river bank while sighted awesome eagle-bird
Crystal
hailstone-ice pierced clear cerulean space on wild temper-storm
Clumsy-stumbled,
bumped hard head, attention got, began sense to form
Vista-awesome
nature finally found right there before seeing-blind eyes
High
Rocky-beauty white-cotton puffs punctuate pure sapphire skies
Rumble-thunder
hoofs of Arabian horses fly tundra choreographed
What
might I do? Appreciate! Capture
miracle mind-photographed
Seek
Love! For, of and by within this
fantastic gift- journey---Life!
Passion
kiss! Embrace tight! Sense beauty pure! Dare ban all strife!
Clear
solution-answers to faux fears surface surely from within
’Tis
not they but, rather, I must face-confess evil-burden guilty
sin
Lord!
Pray I! Let me first display Your “Love” bestowed as best I can
I could! I should! I would! Always to Your Praise! Honor! Glory! Stand
Amen!
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