Good Saturday morning! Whooeee, it looks like a good March snowstorm out there! October 10th might seem just a bit early for a good snow, but there it is. Praise God for the snow! Yes, this will disrupt some plans today. Some of you are probably thinking: "smatter with you? This snow ruins everything!" Yes, we make plans and forget to check with God, and sometimes our plans become moot in light of circumstances. Other times we must postpone an event or change our plans. God doesn't do this to hurt us, but to increase our trust in Him.
A bit of Christmas music seems appropriate this morning with the new fallen snow and all. Of course, when have I ever required an excuse to play Christmas music? :-) Christ reigns in my heart all the year long; why shouldn't Christ-centered music be in my ears? Why should we wait for December to have the most wonderful time of the year? The snow didn't wait this year; it's having a great time right now. I can enjoy it for the moment, but sooner or later I'll have to get out and clear the driveway and sidewalks. This life doesn't seem to come with perfection in the main course. We enjoy something, and then have to clean up the mess. We have a great dinner out, and then pay someone else for the cooking and cleanup. Everything seems to have a downside in this life... if that's all you can see. In Christ when we start saying things like that we can expect to feel that mental tap on the shoulder: "What about me?"
What about this Jesus? Does He have a downside too? Not to me He doesn't. Everything He says "do" or "don't do" is for my benefit. He already sits at the right hand of the Father in Heaven; nothing I do or don't do is going to harm Him in any way. However, twisting the ten commandments into a to-do list will certainly bring great harm to me! Bowing down before a carved rock doesn't hurt God, but trusting in a stone to save me will have eternal consequences for my soul. Many is the tribe or people who offered sacrifices to a bit of carved stone or wood for protection from enemies. In some cases the carved relic is still standing, but the people are long gone. You might get a bit of protection if you take the idol up to a high place and drop it on some of your enemies, but don't expect the old rock to actually get up and do anything. No, the commandments one and all were given for our benefit. Trust in the One True God, the Almighty One, and live.
The snow has me in a mood to go on and on, but perhaps it's time to let the Holy Spirit speak to you. Enjoy the wonderful snowfall up here on the high plains!
Bucky
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