Again, sorry so late.
One neat little thing: I didn’t know the ‘blind leading the blind’ saying came from Scripture (15:14). There you go.
This will also be short and sweet.
There seems to be a whole lot of death going on. Maybe it is because I’m getting older but it just seems that people die a lot more than they used to. It is heartbreaking to lose someone you love or for someone you love to lose someone but it is also a wake-up call and reminder of the frailty of life. Every breath we take is evidence of God’s grace. We have no say in when or how we die. We just need to trust that God is in control.
Death is also a reminder of what is most important in our lives on earth. It isn’t our possessions, our good times, our fond memories or even our family. Those may all be wonderful things that God has given us, but they are not what should matter most to us.
I love (and hate) Matthew 16:24-26: ‘Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?’ I love it because it gives me a good slap when I need it. I also hate it because it gives me a good slap when I need it.
What would I exchange for my soul? My immediate response would be ‘nothing!’. Digging a little deeper, I see how many times I have already exchanged my soul for the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh and the pride of life. But our souls are the only eternal things on this earth.
The most important thing is to just follow Jesus. I guess I’ve learned that following Jesus isn’t just a one-time decision. Accepting God’s gift of salvation is a one-time decision, but following Jesus is millions of decisions that need to be made every day, hour, minute, and even second.
Until next week…
I like what you said aobut followng Jesus being millions of decisions. Its true.
I woke up this morning and realized that I hadn’t read your reviews. I don’t know how I forgot they were up. Loved them as usual.
Now I’m off to milk the cow and get these chillins schoolin started.
Oh anne, I LOVE that last paragraph…so true. Wow, that really should hang on my fridge or something so I remember it