Good Monday morning! Last night my vacuum cleaner chased down, caught, and tried to eat my ironing board tail first. Unfortunately, the ironing boards tail got caught around the vacuum's roller and we had the wonderful scent of burning rubber in the house. I'm not sure what the vacuum had against the ironing board, but that may be the reason the cats flee from the vacuum. If you had a long vacuum-edible appendage hanging off your backside, you might have a different opinion of certain household appliances too. What things do we tend to chase like a hungry vacuum cleaner?
Some of us chase wealth above all else; others chase fame, and others are after power or authority. We have a long list of addictions that some of us chase with self-destructive abandon, and then we have the lengthy catalog of entertainments available these days. The Bible has a different message for us... if we will take the time to read it and obey. The cat will chase most anything that moves in this house, but you and I are called to be more selective. Just what are these things the Bible would have us chase?
Should we chase happiness or what the King James version of the Bible calls a blessing? You bet, and Jesus gives us a list of blessings to chase in the Sermon on the Mount. Should we chase love? Yes indeed; Jesus told us to love God above all and to love your neighbors as yourself. No, the world's idea of chasing love does not quite agree with that, but we are talking about what the Bible would have us pursue. Should we pursue knowledge? Absolutely, but with care. An accumulation of knowledge can bring pride. We should also chase good works, good fellowship, and good giving in this life. And finally, we need to chase down sinners and tell them the good news of Jesus Christ!
We have quite a few good things to pursue in this life. Pray for the patience and determination to chase those things that we ought to pursue in this life.
Bucky
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