Saturday, December 29, 2012

My Master Doesn't Do That

Whoo Hoo! It's Saturday! You've seen the situation before. Dog is across the street doing what dogs do, master is at the house wanting the dog back in the yard. Neither is paying as much attention to the things the street is designed for as is warranted given the situation. The master calls, the dog obeys in the full-out mode that dogs often employ. The driver locks up the brakes and the dog is narrowly missed. Everyone pounds on their chest a little to get the heart going again and the dog runs on home. Another potential tragedy averted by the slimmest of margins.

We surrender our lives to Jesus in repentance and are born again. One day, we are across the street doing what Christians tend to do, and our master calls. Whoa, instead of obeying in the full-out mode, we stop and look for traffic. You see, we often don't trust our master to watch for traffic for us. We say that our God knows all and sees all, but then we immediately fail to trust Him to, well, see all.

Let us get this straight right now. My Master does not call me out into the path of oncoming buses, trains, steamrollers, or speeding tortoises. These things may physically happen in our fallen world, but when God calls, we should obey first. No, I'm not speaking of crossing the street without looking first. The call we get is more like a mission. When we receive that call, our first thoughts are usually reasons why we cannot do what God is calling us to do. We tend to be like the dog who once nearly got run over, and now will never cross the street for fear of another vehicle. Our Master crosses the street and says, "I am with you always..." Whatever 'street' is in front of us now, let us not be afraid to step off the curb with our Master.

Have a wonderful Saturday in Christ Jesus,
Bucky

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