A Leaky Roof — A Leaky Life

     We’ve been in Morro Bay now for over two months and have had more rain than we are customarily used too.  Yes, we are loving it here on the Central Coast, the beauty is awesome, the fellowship we’re blessed to serve is amazing and, the general feel is really exciting.  My only gripe, if you will, is a leaky roof.  Yes, we were able to stop most of the leaks with help from the professionals, as well as assistance from a team of committed volunteers.  However, this past Wednesday brought more precipitation that exposed three more leaks; leaks that literally keep two of us up off and on all night as we had to take turns running to the church to empty the 40lb  garbage cans (three of them) full of …you got it, rain water.  Well, the good news is we discovered rather quickly what to do with the help of a local roofing contractor and the leaks will finally be gone (we sure pray so…).

    As I was contemplating this scenario, it dawned on me that a leaky roof is like a leaky life!  Seriously, water will find its way to the easiest path of resistance and will always find a hole, a gap or a path that will follow a gravitational flow down.  Unless an area is sealed and protected, water will worm its way in every single time.  Likewise, as Christians, its important for us to ensure that our lives are sealed and protected against the schemes, the wiles and the darts of the enemy; and, against our own flesh – against anything that is not of Him.  Why?  Because sin, like rain, will find its way to a hole, a gap or a path into our life & will follow the natural progression of spiritually pulling us down to render us ineffective for the Master.  Makes sense, hah?

     Here’s my encouragement today: 1st Thessalonians 5:23-24, “Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and my your whole spirit, soul and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.  He who calls you is Faithful, who also will do it!”  My point with this — the Lord desires to seal us up and preserve us from the stuff that pulls us down!  May we rely on Him to do this work of rendering us effective for the Master by securing our individual leaks with the Power of His Spirit, His Love, His Grace and His Mercy.

Have a great day with Jesus,

Randy

Some Thoughts While At A Coffee Shop

          We’re beginning a Study through the Word of God at our church (Rock Harbor Christian Fellowship in Morro Bay, Ca.) this week – a verse by verse, chapter by chapter, book by book analysis of God’s Love Letter (we’re going to plow through ten chapters a week for two years on Thursday nights!).  As I’ve been preparing for our first study, I was reminded so aptly by the Lord that His Word is not only my (our) marching orders while on this earth, the Word of God has to be the Absolute Authority for our society.  As we live in an age of tolerance, relativism and pluralization, we are in desperate need of God’s Holy Word to be our Guide.  Consider what has happended since we, as a society, took the Word of God out of our Public Schools in 1963: divorce rates escalated, abortion became not a matter of life/death – it became a question of choice, crime has continued to plague our society, the so-called alternative life style was promoted as norm, etc.  You know, my heart yearns for a Biblically Literate society, one that mirrors what God’s Word teaches.  Yes, I’m not naive enough to believe all will embrace the Truth as outlined in the Bible, and I hope I’m not arrogant enough to state I’ve arrived (far, far from it…just ask my wife!), my heart is simply for God’s Creation, whom He loves with an everlasting love, to begin to live life as Life Was Intended To Be Lived: In Relationship With A God So Madly In Love With Us He Can’t Take His Eyes Off Of Us!  Pray with me, with Rock Harbor, with the Body of Christ that never desires to condemn one to isolation, but rather, just like Jesus did to us, to love His creation called humanity to health!  Have a great day, thanks for hearing my thoughts!

Randy