Pastor_Dan's blog

“. . . O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you insight 

with understanding.”  Daniel 9:22

Well, we thought we knew. Our experience told us that we understood what was going down. It was easy to reason that the weather guys and gals only get it right about 50% of the time. I heard people say, “If it comes (and we really don’t think it will), it won’t be so bad. We’ve done this a bunch of times before.” I know that I thought I was ready for it. Thought that I’d enjoy it. I even said so at worship last week.

 “. . . for the one who does not love his brother who he has seen cannot love God Whom he has not seen.”   I John 4:20

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“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God has prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.”  Ephesians 2:10

 “How can two walk together except they be in agreement?”

 Amos 3:3

   “For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand outside.”

Well, I am moving into the action side of the "coming out of slumber". And I'm working to do the impossible. You know the phrase we use, even though using it makes us look like we can't think straight or are just idiots. Here's the phrase: "Making up for lost time."

We can't do that. Time that is lost is. . . lost. We don't get a do-over in this life. But I thank God we can start over. There is the place for beginning again. But we can't make up for lost time. It's gone bye bye. Forever.

Well, it is happening. And the fruit will be evident. I'm coming out of slumber. More like a hibernation. And that would be ok, but I'm not a bear. . . just don't ask my boys about my behavior when they were younger! Maybe I was a bear and didn't know it.

April 4, 2010