May the mumbling commence!
We need to choose our battles. And, in the decision-making process, we need
to recognize that some battles are our personal battles, while other battles
are the Lord’s battles, and other battles still aren’t worth fighting at
all. When we recognize the battle as the
Lord’s, we need to find a way to flow with the Holy Spirit – even if it means
going against all the information we can see, touch, smell, taste, and hear.
Take the story of David challenging Goliath. The small, young and tender boy versus the
hardened and huge warrior. We know who
the odds makers will go with. Read from
First Samuel chapter seventeen:
Goliath walked out toward David with his shield bearer
ahead of him, sneering in contempt at this ruddy-faced boy. "Am I a dog,"
he roared at David, "that you come at me with a stick?" And he cursed David by the names
of his gods. "Come over here, and I'll give your
flesh to the birds and wild animals!" Goliath yelled.
David shouted in reply, "You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to
you in the name of the Lord
Almighty – the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. Today the Lord will conquer you, and I will kill
you and cut off your head. And then I will give the dead bodies of your men to
the birds and wild animals, and the whole world will know that there is a God
in Israel! And everyone will know that the Lord does not
need weapons to rescue his people. It
is his battle, not ours. The Lord will give you to us!" (Verses 41-47)
Our Lord makes the weakest vessels and tools instruments
of righteousness and judgment and peace.
May we give ourselves into the hands of God. May we leave behind our own personal battles
and join the only battle worth fighting for – the Lord’s.
Even when we stumble on our way, let us profess our love
of our Lord Jesus by serving God’s children – especially the most
vulnerable. After his denial of Christ,
Peter picked the mission that Jesus gave to him back up… even when it meant his
impending death. Read from John chapter
twenty-one:
After breakfast Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon son of
John, do you love me more than these?"
"Yes, Lord," Peter replied, "you know
I love you."
"Then feed my lambs,"
Jesus told him.
Jesus repeated the question: "Simon son of John, do you love me?"
"Yes, Lord," Peter said, "you know
I love you."
"Then take care of my sheep," Jesus said.
Once more he asked him, "Simon son of John, do you love me?"
Peter was grieved that Jesus asked the question a third
time. He said, "Lord, you know everything. You know I love you."
Jesus said, "Then feed my
sheep. The truth is, when
you were young, you were able to do as you liked and go wherever you wanted to.
But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and others will direct
you and take you where you don't want to go." Jesus said this to let him know what kind of
death he would die to glorify God. Then Jesus told him, "Follow
me." (Verses 15-19)
Let’s dedicate our lives – as fragile as they are – to
the service of God.
Enough mumbling for now…
Peace Out
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