Wally said he had a hard time
Wally said he had a hard time last week reading
Today's bulletin is really about being caught off guard. This past Friday, Kieran and Robert Raif came by my office and wanted
the bulletin because the text was too small. So
to take me to lunch. They really hadn't given it much thought, and when I asked them where they wanted to go they had no idea
this week I thought I would write the text more to
what they would like, never mind what was even available in the area. So, I suggested we go to the Macaroni Grill, which I described
his size and underline all the words to highlight
as being very "olive-garden-like." Since Robert had never been to either place, but had always wanted to try one of them and had
them. Some would accuse me of something a little
heard good things about them, he was all for it. We got a table, sat down, and ordered drinks while looking over the menu. Kieran
more sinister, such as posting subliminal texts, but
was particularly excited, because he thought that soup and salad they had to offer on the lunch menu looked just great (I told him I
you can trust me.
was buying lunch, but maybe be was on a diet of some kind.
You ever notice how something can be right there
Well, long before our food even had a chance of being cooked the fire alarm went off in the place. We hoped it would just be some
in front of you and you still can't see it? That is
mistake and that we could stay and get our food, but the manager whooshed us out onto the street. So, as far as I know, Robert still
what comes to mind when some of the people I
has never had the pleasure of either of these excellent eating establishments. That is kind of like someone who wants to be a Christian
know at work will read a book like "The Da Vinci
but puts it off They know it's good, and good for them. They may have heard from many others how desirable it can be, and so they
Code" and then truly believe we can "find" secret
crave it for themselves. But good intentions are not good enough. One might decide to be a Christian "someday" and fully intend to
messages in the bible! Maybe if they spent more
obey the gospel, and finally get around to it, but then something unexpected gets in the way. The preacher in Golden, Colorado when
of their time just reading the book to see what it
I was there years ago had a mother who was not a Christian. One day during a bible study with her she suddenly got it. But she did
has to say and accept it at face value they would
not want to get baptized right then, she wanted to wait until her family was there to be with her. On Saturday night, on the way to
"find" they got a lot more out of it than what they
the building to be baptized, she suddenly said 'Tm dying'" and she did. She had a heart attack and those were her last words I pray
expected. The "mystery" of the scripture isn't that
that God shows mercy to her, but the fact is she never obeyed the gospel. And, in spite of this tiny text, I hope you still see the big
it's hard to discover, the real mystery to me is that
message, which isn't a mystery in any sense at all. God expects you to obey him and take hi s word at face value. There are not any
more people haven't already found it!
hurdles. or hidden messages. God doesn't make it hard, it's easy as pie. And so very much sweeter!
Randy