May 06, 2008
Something New
Not long ago at the fitness club I watched a physically fit young woman while she was multi-tasking. She was reading a paperback novel, wearing ear plugs connected to her IPOD and sitting on a weight machine. After about five minutes she came to a stopping place in her book, put in her book mark and laid it down. She then took time to make a different song selection on her IPOD before finally beginning to exercise. The poor thing was oblivious to the fact that there were two men behind her and off to one side waiting somewhat impatiently for her to get off the machine so they could crunch some abs. In the church I think some of us in long held ministry positions need to think about getting off the machine so that others can exercise their gifts and talents. Just as in a gym where there are other exercise machines, we also have other ministry opportunities to take advantage of in the church.
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Gail;
-----I read I Corinthians 14:26-33, then I hear preachers speak about returning to the early church practices. Then I hear that same preacher again. Then I hear him again, and again, and even again, and then much more, and more, and more, and over, and over, and well, I begin to realize he is still THE preacher, and he seems sure we need only return to the other early church practices, not to each having a song, a word of encouragement, or a prophecy. For he evidently is sure he alone has all that is enough bona-fide to be shared from the pulpit. Maybe he realizes he would suffer loss of control if others had a chance to bring from their hearts the treasures the Lord has worked so hard to there store.
-----It seems every time we dream of better for the church we are awakened by the face-full of cold reality. But reality is reality. And thank God mercy is reality. He thus extracts benefit from even our most ineffective service, and then He covers us with grace.
Love,
Steve Corey
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