Anybody out there feeling the heat? When we gathered this past Sunday we talked about the distractions that the devil will use to keep us from thinking about Christ first in our lives. I believe the devil is using the current heat wave to distract us from remembering that God is always in charge.
The scripture text that I remember was when the disciples in the boat said, “Who is this man, that even the wind and the seas obey him.” (Mark 4). I find myself often trying to discern who is in charge. It seems to me it is when I think I am in charge that I get myself into the deepest trouble. When it comes to doing the laundry at my house, I can quickly get into trouble thinking that I know what I am doing.
I need to constantly be reminded to look to Christ first in all things. That is the very intent of the sermon last week; to do anything in life well we must be focused on the One who does all things well. All things can become a distraction, even those things which we cherish, if we get the order of things mixed up. “Seek first the kingdom of God” (Matt 6). As we move into the fall football season it is easy for us to be distracted by the little “g” gods which consume so much of our thought, conversation, time, and energy. Even as we find ourselves being “fan”atics, let us seek the big “G” in all things. The winning and the losing will take care of itself.
On the journey together,
Kirk
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Thu, August 5, 2010
by Kirk Norman