There have been some things happening that have made me think about infighting in the body of Christ. Isn't it cancer when a body turns against itself?
I can't imagine that something as horrible as cancer belongs in the perfect body of Christ. Infighting = death.
Grace.
So, I'm at camp - and will get very little time to acutally post much - especially interesting stuff. But my wife found this today, and I couldn't let it go. It's pretty amazing.
"If sinners will be damned, at least let them leap to Hell over our bodies. And if they will perish, let them perish with our arms about their knees, imploring them to stay. If Hell must be filled, at least let it be filled in the teeth of our exertions, and let not one go there unwarned or unprayed for."
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Grace.
God is reall y doing some neat stuff as it relates to opening doors for Kristy and I . . . in life, in minsitry, it is pretty amazing to sit and watch it all unfold. Granted, makes it difficult to decipher what it is that HE wants us to do in all of that . . . but it's interesting to see the options.
That's all on that.
The other interesting thing is something that I wanted to mention earlier but didn't get a chance. The concept of the "miracle of reception" or receiving. I don't know where it came from other than to say it was a theoretical thing that came up at a rehearsal the other day. Basically, we were talking about watching horribly-peformed performances that just bless your heart beyond belief. That THAT is a miracle of reception. God lets you see through the junk to the real heart of the matter - the heart of the offering.
Maybe it's not so much a miracle as much as it is a choice. Its about enouraging others in their worship. God blesses you through it.
It's a pretty neat concept that I plan to put on my list of things to research.
Grace.
I'm in Atlanta. The Territorial Songsters are singing at our Family Conference.
There's a song called 'Give Thanks Unto the Lord" that we're doing, and have been rehearsing like crazy. Stan Colbert, an Army Officer, is our fearless leader - an incredible musician, and a great spiritual inspiration - I have referred to him as a guru in the past.
What I love about him is that he brings spritual moments out of many things that you would never think. In the lyrics, there is a section that says "Give thanks unto the Lord who alone doeth great wonders."
Stan said that he wanted us to really bring out the "...who alone..." because it was basically the message of the song.
Who alone . . . He doesn't need us. But He chooses people. It helped me worship. His majesty, my mistakes.
Grace.
