Someone offered my a cranraisin the other day. It is a mix between a cranberry and a raisin. It struck me what a "loose" fruit a cranberry is. I mean they will mate with anything. I had known about Cran-Grape, Cran-Apple and even Cran-Orange but Cran-Raisin was just too much. Do Cranberries have no moral code at all? Wow! Any way, the next day I was reading in the Old Testament and God was talking about how easy we fall into idolatry. Only since God is so much into relationship He called it adultery. God was saying that every time I make something more important in my life than He is I am jumping into bed with it. My highest loyalty goes to whatever is most important to me. It can be my family, my job, approval of others or a host of other things. I guess the thing that struck me is I am hardly different than the Cranberry. So, yesterday I spent with God talking about how I want to be His and His alone. I want to quit jumping around from day to day looking to other things to give my life ultimate meaning. The amazing thing about God is that He is always glad to have us back. So, from one Cranberry to another I invite you to spend today with the God who calls you by name and waits for you to come home.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
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I agree, Joe. Serving other gods is exhausting with little reward. It's like chasing after a dangling carrot then finaly catching it only to find out it still is only a carrrot not a creme stick.
Psalm 91:1 says," Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty."
Serving the Most High is easy because Christ took care of all the work at Calvary. All we have t do is rest in His sadow, and obey only Him with complete trust.
This is a sermon I need to hear every day. My heart is deceitful--if I am not vigilent, I get seduced! When I listen, I hear God wooing me back in the Gospel. Thanks for today's reminder!
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