Repetition

 We have been working in our sermon series through the book of Jeremiah.  I am amazed at the repetition in this book.  Jeremiah is told by God to tell God's people essentially the same thing over and over and over again.  It is almost as if they are so hard headed God gives them the message at least 25-30 times and knows that they will not get it even after all of those times.

We have been working through a Bible Study in our Men's Group on the book of John and I notice the same thing there.  Jesus tells the disciples the same things numerous times and they just don't seem to get it.  

It would seem that this is a part of what it means to be human.  We are dense.  We are unwilling to listen - even when what we are listening to is clearly revealed truth.  We do not want to hear it once, and so we need to hear it over and over again.  

God is so very gracious to give us this repetition.  He does it in His Word many times.  Telling us the same things again and again so that by His grace and in His time we will grasp the truths that we so desperately need to hear!

Praise Him today for His willingness to repeat Himself!

The importance of living on mission

 Yesterday was the first of our two Missions Emphasis Sunday's.  Twice a year we as a church take a moment to remind ourselves of the need we have to live within the confines of the mission of God.  Often times we forget that those who are called by Christ are given a mission.  I was so thankful for Tim Blazer's reminder of who we were, and who we are in Christ, and that in Christ we are created as God's masterpiece - to do things that bring honor and glory to the name of Christ.  We are to do all that we do to the honor and glory of Christ.  

May God help us all to find each day our need to conform to what He would have us do - and then do it!