Love.Grow.Serve

Didn't you just enjoy the message Danny gave today? How exciting to see the Lord giving him a vision for our church to reach out to our community. I can't wait to see what God will do with our obedience to Him.

Speaking of obedience, I would encourage you to spend some time this week reading about Jesus' entry into Jerusulem and how He spent His last week before the crucifixion. Yesterday, as I was reading Luke chapters 22-24, I couldn't help but re-read chapter 23 verse 11, where Jesus had been taken before Herod. The particular phrase in the NASB that drew me in was: "....after treating Him with contempt and mocking Him, dressed Him in a georgeous robe...." It was the  word 'contempt' that kept pulling me back.
Just for fun, I looked up the definition of contempt in the online Miriam Webster's Dictionary and found two definitions that caused me to ponder. They were:  1. willful disobedience to or open disrespect of a court, judge, or legislative body and 2.  lack of respect or reverence for something or someone. I mulled over the thought that if I am wilfully disobedient, even in the smallest way, to the Lord  throughout the week and then come to church on Sunday putting Him 'in a georgeous robe' of a King, it is nothing but mockery and contempt toward the Judge/Maker of the universe.
Lord, forgive me/us for times when we don't chose to obey you and your Word. When we choose our own way instead of Your best way. Thank you, Jesus, for choosing to be obedient even unto death.