I guess this will be my last writing for a while as we are coming to the close of another school year. Some have noticed the Yahoo advertising on recent writings: “Get a free psychic reading… your online answer to life’s important questions.” When Jesus approached the spirits at work in this world, they would often shout the truth that was hidden from most men: “I know who you are – the Holy One of God!” Interestingly, Jesus would sternly tell the evil spirits to be quiet.(see Mark 1:21-28) He did not want the good news proclaimed by demons.
He wants the good news proclaimed by us! “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
Those who know Jesus can tell people where the answers really are. Of course, Jesus does not just give answers… He is the Answer. When we come to that place where we see Him as our Everything, life takes on new meaning. This sounds too simple for some, but it is true. When the things of this world cloud this truth, or when my own faithlessness or laziness prevents me from participating in the fellowship Jesus offers, I always weaken.
A dear missionary friend wrote us a note this week. Anna’s words proclaim the Answer, our hope: “It is all about Christ… who He is, as He gives Himself to us and helps us become more like Him. He is constantly calling us to “alignment” with Himself and His will. Often we miss this as are trying to do His will because we can be so caught up in the task ahead instead of the Person ahead – Him.”
Be caught up in Jesus this summer.
“The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights.” Habakuk 3:19
“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood shed on the cross.” Colossians 1:15-20