LOOK FOR ME!

 

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

LOOK FOR ME!

Gen 32:10

10 I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.

Rev 22:3-4

3 And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:

4 And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.

          I’m thinking of an old gospel quartet song. “Look for me, for I will be there too.”

          Eventually we learn to live without those who have gone because their sweet memory lingers in our hearts and minds. Mother and Dad are gone. Dear friends are gone and one day I too will be gone. Gone to that blessed land described by John where God sits on his throne. The half of that has never been told.

Look For Me

Writer: Rusty Goodman

 

When you finally make your entrance to that City

Of jasper walls and

bright golden avenues

When you behold all its beauty and its splendor

Remember there’s just one request I make of you

 

Chorus 

Look for me, for I will be there too

I realize when you arrive

 there’ll be so much to view

After you’ve been there ten thousand years,

a million, maybe two

Look for me, for I will be there too

Dear Lord, the gravitational pull of this old world is heavy. It’s corruption torments, but one day we will be with you. We will bow in worship with new bodies and cleansed hearts. Thank you, Lord, for I will be there too. AMEN

 

DIVERSITY!

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

DIVERSITY!

1 Cor 12:4-7

4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.

5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.

6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.

7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.

          We are about a week away from Columbus Day, lately called Indigenous Peoples’ Day. I suppose it was intended to honor those that came to America and those who met them.

          The fall decorations will often include Indian corn. This is corn that is not all yellow but speckled with brown and even black kernels. This reminds me of my wonderful church family and how different one member is from another. They differ not only in color and kind but in their various talents and gifts. It’s amazing when we work together!

The various gifts are named in 1 Cor 12:8-10 and 28, and in Eph 4:11 and Rom 12:6-8. When you combine the lists, you end up with nineteen different gifts and offices. Since the listing in Romans is not identical with the listing in First Corinthians, we may assume that Paul was not attempting to exhaust the subject in either passage. While the gifts named are adequate for the ministry of the church, God is not limited to these lists. He may give other gifts as He pleases. We should not be so fascinated by the individual gifts that we forget the main reason why Paul listed them: to remind us that they unite us in our ministries to the one body. (Warren Wiersbe)

          Seek to learn and apply your own gifts and talents. Find your place in the body and be content with it. Don’t be envious of another’s abilities but strive to fully develop your own so that the church might be built up.

1 Cor 12:27

27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

Dear Lord, now that I am retired, I have discovered that my current ministry is not what I have been trained for. Knowing that, I need Your help.  AMEN

  

THEIR VOICES PREVAILED!

 

Monday, October 5, 2026

 

THEIR VOICES PREVAILED!

 

Luke 23:20-23

20 Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.

21 But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.

22 And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go.

23 And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.

 

          The religious leaders could stomach no more of Jesus! They knew that the Romans cared noting for Jewish law, so they presented a political indictment against Jesus with three charges: he perverted the nation, he refused to pay the poll tax, and he claimed to be a king.

 

          Pilate privately interrogated Jesus and determined he had committed no crime. This began a period of bargaining with the Jews and the volume of their voices elevated. Pilate decided to pass Jesus to another jurisdiction and sent him unto Herod but even Herod found Jesus to be harmless and returned him to Pilate.

 

          Jesus had been exonerated by two courts and yet the voices of the religious rose to a furious height. The exasperated Pilate finally succumbed to the voices!

 

          Be careful of those things about which you are passionate. Use great caution when your position grows weak and must be bolstered by loud voices. You may discover you are on the wrong side of the argument.

 

James 3:16-17

16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

 

Dear Lord, when my passion causes me to shout, let me give careful study to the strength of my position. I would rather be quietly right than loudly wrong. AMEN