Prep Work

Saturday we had us a good ole fashion workday around the house. I even had Sid sanding and painting some boards. Lori was on the inside and I was in the shop and we worked. Looking back it appears as if we only worked for a few hours and then watched movies on the couch the rest of the afternoon. If you were to come by you would hardly be able to tell a difference between Friday and Saturday, but we did a lot, it was just mostly prep work that leads to the next step.

Have you ever noticed that there are a lot of steps in completing any task? You have to do the prep work. It all goes toward the completion of the project, but you rarely notice the prep work until it is finished. I think this has always been true, especially a long time ago when my Jesus died on the cross. Jesus did a lot of prep work with miracles, parables, and just being Jesus. But it was when He finished that the results were made apparent. The road leading to the cross was a short one, only around three years, but the impact (or the finished product) can still be seen today and will be seen for an eternity. The end result is called salvation and it is still as new today as it was 2000 years ago. It still has the power to change lives and it still has the everlasting power over death. Jesus completed the only task in the history of the world that has the power to daily change lives.

Matt Wurst lead the study on the movie Facing the Giants last night and he did a great job. We talked about wholeheartedness and what that means in the eyes of God. We had a good discussion on what it meant to love and serve God with all your heart. Matt shared with us a statistic that really blew me away. He said that 95% of Christians never share their faith with anyone! That was incredible to me. So question to you this morning; are you in the 95% or are you trying to make a difference in someones life by telling them about Jesus? Do you care enough for the people around you or are you just satisfied with the fact that you are going to heaven and to hell with everybody else? Just think about that today, because in essence that is what you are telling them!

Have a Blessed Day!!!