I went to make my
morning coffee and realized that there were
dishes to be cleaned up beforehand. There
weren't a lot of them, just the usual
assortment of cups and small items that
accumulate in the evening. I emptied the
dishwasher, took out the coffee pot, and
reloaded the dishwasher with the overflow that
was on the counter. Only then could I start
making my morning cup.
Fill the pot with
water. Dig out a filter. Take out the two
varieties of coffee that make up our morning
blend (one French vanilla, the other regular).
Measure the coffee into the filter, close the
filter holder and turn on the switch.
Soon there will be
coffee. I'll need to take a mug out of the
cupboard, get the sugar and the cream and mix
the coffee to my taste.
Even something as
simple as a cup of coffee involves some form
of a process. Everything in life does.
It's the same way
with our faith walk.
We have to realize
that we're sin filled people who don't have a
hope of making it to heaven on our own. Then
we can humbly go to Jesus and ask Him to
forgive us and be Lord of our life.
At that point our
sins are forgiven and we have our gate pass to
heaven. It's also the start of the process.
Our Father in heaven starts to change us into
the people He designed us to be.
It might come as a
shock to some of you to know that Christians
aren't perfect. Of course there are hypocrites
in the church. Of course Christians fall back
into sin. Of course people have been hurt in
the church. We're works in process.
On this side of
glory the church will never be perfected. If
you want proof, consider the fact that they
let you and I in. I know I'm far from perfect.
How about you?
We're simply
people who have recognized our own broken
nature and are on a journey to becoming whole.
We're going to mess up now and then. There's
going to be friction in congregations or
denominations because they are full of
imperfect people.
We needn't grow
discouraged with the process because He
promises that He will finish it.
In all my
prayers for all of you, I always pray with
joy because of your partnership in the
gospel from the first day until now, being
confident of this, that he who began a good
work in you will carry it on to completion
until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians
1:4-6 NIV
Until next time,
look to the Master for perfection. The rest of
us haven't got there yet. In the interim,
we're still called to love and forgive each
other.
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Be blessed
Hallelu Yah
(Praise God)!
Kevin
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