Wow! Have things been wild around here. If it isn’t one thing it’s another! It started about a month ago. First several garages were broken
into in our condo complex. Then my
friend was having hang up phone calls.
Somebody would call her and not talk but if she started giving them a
sermon they would hang up. Sometimes they
would call four times a day. Then at
church one Sunday 2 people out of our congregation of 30 ended up going to the
emergency room. Next one man in our
congregation fell, broke a rib, ended up in the hospital, and was diagnosed
with pneumonia. He then had a heart
attack. A woman in our congregation had
a car accident and had to have oral surgery and spend days recovering from
bumps and bruises.
Then we look at our nation
and our world. I won’t mention the unrest that has been going
on with all of the protests against what governments are doing. But you get the idea that there is turmoil
everywhere.
All of this chaos sounds like
war to me, a spiritual war that is.
Here’s why: I relate these problems to what is depicted
in the TV show Mash. (Yes, I watch a lot
of TV using it as a tranquilizer to help me to over come the chronic pain I
have 24/7.) Here we have a group of
people who have a mission—to save lives of the wounded. But they are in a war zone so their lives are
in danger too. While dealing with their
safety and the healing and safety of others, they manage to have a little fun
and relaxation. They don’t take
themselves too seriously (except for Frank and Hot Lips.) To me this is what the life of a Christian is
all about. We are on a mission from
God. We help the wounded. We take care
of ourselves. We exercise our brains,
body, and spirit. And we try to have
some fun and relaxation along the way.
Because of Jesus coming into
the world, and paying the price for our sins, we can rest in hope and joy in
Him. He is preparing a comfortable place
for us so that some day we can be with Him.
He is the love of our lives, our best friend. We can depend on Him to guide us, protect
us, and fill us with joy in all of our ways by the power of the Holy Spirit. There is nothing better than this!
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