I had my facts and the thoughts ran wide how I
would be ready and how I might use the money etc. You know how crazy thoughts
can be. But the day went on with errands and tasks. Those errands continued
into the early evening with a run to Guyton for gas (I needed the lottery win
to fill my tank) for both the truck and lawn equipment. As I was putting the
tank back into the bed of the truck gas spilled from the vent cap on my hands.
FYI the hand sanitizer at the pump does not get the gas off. I was left with a
sanitized hand that smelled of gasoline. I needed soap and water. I had to go
in and wash my hands.
Going in, now that was a problem. They sell
those lottery tickets in there and for once I had $10 not earmarked for
anything else and if I won I could do so many good things with that money. I
had the rationalization thing going in my head. I am free to do all things;
this money is blow money anyway. On and on my mind went while walking to the
front door. With gasoline smelling one hand and $10 bill in the other hand I
went in straight to the bathroom. I got the smell off finally with real soap
and water (the BEST sanitizer). I don’t know exactly when in this process, that
on the outside looked like nothing at all but on the inside oh my, the Spirit
spoke and said to the effect “when has God provided like this before?” My
answer, “never.” “Has he provided every time?” My answer, “always.” So I walked
back out to the truck with wet (no towels) and clean smelling hands with my $10
bucks. I still have that today. I am glad Easter has followed that.
As much as we tell ourselves “this would solve
all of my problems.” Money will never solve problems in fact several of those
articles said this would create a whole new set of problems trying to manage
the money, keeping what you’ve got. The winners could quit their existing job
because managing their money is a full-time job. That is why I am glad Easter
is following that experience. Only the perfect sacrifice by the spotless Lamb
of God can solve all our problems. Only Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection can
fix our nature of sin. This Easter I ask, "What can you do or say in
response to Jesus of Easter?"
Our worship band practiced Sunday’s music and
the last song had a hiccup between musical sections. We tried several times and
could not make it fit rhythm, mood and text. We finally got something to kind
of work but not “fit.” As I was driving home I thought about the “problem” and
did so by reciting the text (the two sections have different thoughts)
So what can I say And
what can I do, But offer this heart O God completely to you.
I thought about this collection of words merely
from a mechanical, how-do-I-connect-these-sections-together kind of way until
it hit me. That is a question and following a question we need a pause until
the answer comes. The answer for all of the problems in your life is Jesus
because of Easter. So what can you say and what can you do? Here it is in the
next section:
So I’ll stand with arms
high and heart abandoned, In awe of the ONE who gave it all. I’ll stand my soul
LORD to you surrendered All I am is Yours!
He is
Risen….He is Risen Indeed!
In HIS
Service and Yours,
The Rev
P.S. Rock
Chalk Jayhawk Thanks for the amazing season!
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