Spring is in
the air even if winter is trying its best to hang around as long as possible. Believe it or not, I’m actually looking
forward to mowing the lawn. I’m really
looking forward to seeing green again.
God has everything under control.
I’m glad.
We had a very
good day this past Sunday with family and friends gathered together for Bible
study, worship, and Christian fellowship.
My sermon on Sunday morning was aimed at encouraging every Christian to
ask, seek, and knock for as long as it takes to receive, find, and get the door
opened. Love takes time. Period.
Love takes
time. Period. We sing “Sweet Hour of Prayer” NOT “Sweet
Minute of Prayer.” Do you remember what
Jesus did the night before He appointed the apostles? He did this all night long. Did you say, “Pray?” If you did, you are exactly right. He prayed and continue all night (Luke
6:12). Have you ever prayed for an
hour? What about several hours?
What about all night? Jesus said,
“Ask, and you will receive.” How long
should I ask? I should ask and keep
asking until I get an answer. Asking
takes time.
Love takes
time. Period. Take a look at Luke 15 and notice Jesus’
parables about a lost coin, a lost sheep, and a lost son. A woman lost one of her 10 coins. How long did she look for the lost coin? She looked until she found it. A shepherd noticed that one of his 100 sheep
was missing. How long did he look for
(seek) his lost sheep? He looked for his
sheep until he found it. A father’s
youngest son became lost in a “foreign” country, a place far away from home, a
place in life where only sadness, sorrow, and sin surrounded him. How long did the father long for his
son? The father longed for his son until
he saw him coming home, yet a long way away.
How long should we seek after what we need in life? We should seek and keep seeking until we find
our way. Seeking takes time.
Love takes
time. Period. In Luke 11 Jesus taught His disciples about the
importance of persistent prayer. He
talked to them about the possibility of getting three loaves of bread at midnight
from a friend for a friend who had arrived unexpectedly. The reason one friend will get up at midnight
to lend bread to another friend is not because of friendship, but because of
persistence. How long should we knock on
a door of opportunity? We should knock
until the door is opened or until we know that we are knocking on the wrong
door. Knocking takes time.
Next Sunday
(23rd) we will conclude this series “Where is the Love” with a
lesson that remind us where the love is.
Look up. See the love. Look back.
We do this every Sunday when we eat the Lord’s Supper together. See the love?
Look ahead. Christ is already
there. Look beside you. Can’t you see the love? Look around you. Love is right there. What about beneath you? Love is there too. Now look inside you. Can you find the love? I hope so.
If not, Jesus Christ, Love is waiting to be welcomed into your life.
Remember our
series “Expecting the Impossible.” We
cannot grow without diligence. We cannot
be diligent without the proper motive for diligence, love. We cannot love without a true knowledge of
God. John wrote about love in 1 John
4:8; “He who does not love, does not know God, for God is love.”
Mark your
calendar for SUNDAY, MARCH 30TH.
At the Enola Church of Christ we are having a very special Sunday. We’ll meet for Bible study at 10:00 a.m. We will gather together for worship at 11:00
a.m. Immediately following our worship
hour, we will gather over in the annex building for a pot-luck lunch together. After lunch we will assemble again for an
early afternoon service then dismiss for the day. I always look forward to every Sunday.
May God bless
you and yours is my daily desire and prayer.
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