Good Monday morning! I know of at least one person who has already gone to work this fine, somewhat muggy, morning; I saw'r him go by me after he honked me. The morning kind of reminded me of the those fun, wet PT mornings on Camp Lejeune, except about 20 degrees cooler and 20 degrees less on the ol' dew point. Saturday, I got out and took some photos of a nice creek flowing through a little valley. The storm as you all know was Tuesday evening. Saturday, still flowing, we just aren't used to that. I'm uploading photos from the camera now, and I'll get them posted to Facebook sometime this morning... if I don't get caught up in the writing that is.
The roads out in the country can be a bit hair-raising. Some places I crossed have just enough room for one vehicle with drop off's on either side where the water has washed out much of the road bed. I also got a pretty good picture of a lake with a road running through it. Our county is of course somewhat infamous for its lack of a lake of any kind, at least until last Tuesday that is when suddenly we gained lakes, ponds, creeks, and even a river through Lodgepole. Praise the Lord, I still haven't heard that anyone got hurt in all of this. And maybe, just maybe, and if God is willing, BP may get the flow of oil shut off in the gulf today. What a great day that would be!
All this news makes me want to spread it around, and that is what Andrew did back in the day:
Andrew went to find his brother, Simon, and told him, "We have found the Messiah" (which means "Christ") John 1:41
From this verse we can infer that Andrew, Simon, John, and probably John's brother James, were part of a group who were looking for the Messiah. Was it looking as we are for the Second Coming as a part of distant prophecy, or was it from a more specific knowledge such as they had heard what the two prophets, the wise men, and the shepherds had said around the time Jesus was born? From the ministry of John the Baptist and the news from Bethlehem that would have traveled far by that time, I suspect they were looking specifically for the Messiah who had already arrived. After John the Baptist pointed out Jesus, the new disciples took their first leave from Jesus to go tell their brothers the good news, "We have found him!" Jesus compared the Good News to a pearl beyond price or a treasure found in a field. If you wandered the countryside around here and found an old wooden box with gold coins in it, you would have a difficult time keeping the news to yourself. Andrew had some news that he couldn't wait to spread. We have the same problem. In writing, singing, speaking, and even in conversation, we have this Good News that just wants to come out. We have found the Messiah, and our lives will spread the Good News as we live and walk in the glory and love of Christ Jesus!
Have a wonderful new week!
Bucky
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