Tuesday - February 10th

Good Morning:

Dear Lord, thank you for another day. We need you to be in charge of our lives today because You take better care of us and You always know what is ahead. Lead us and let us not be tempted to put our will before Yours. Amen


Why you need the church10 Feb 2009
'The...many parts...form one body...' 1 Corinthians 12:12
There is a wonderful story about Jimmy Durante, one of the truly great entertainers. He was asked to do a show for World War II veterans. He told them he was very busy, but if they wouldn't mind him doing one short monologue and leaving immediately for his next appointment, he'd go. They agreed. But when Jimmy got on stage he went through the short monologue, then stayed, and stayed. Soon he'd been on stage 15, 20, then 30 minutes. Finally he took a last bow and left. Backstage someone stopped him and said 'I thought you had to go after a few minutes. What happened?' Jimmy answered, 'you can see for yourself if you look on the front row.' In the front row were two veterans, each of whom had lost an arm in the war. One had lost his right arm and the other had lost his left. Together, they were able to clap, and that's exactly what they were doing, loudly and cheerfully. That's a picture of what happens in church: 'but the many parts make up only one body when they are all put together. So it is with the 'body' of Christ.' But to enjoy its benefits you have to go, and when you get there you must reach out to others so that you can know and be known, strengthening and being strengthened. Pew-sitting, back-of-the-head fellowship won't do. Someone sitting next to you has 20/20 vision where you have blind spots. You need their counsel, correction and comfort; and they need yours. When that happens, the church is working like it's supposed to.



In His Service,
Pastor J.