March 6, 2010

March 6, 2010
Water is such a vital part of our lives. One of the greatest needs of third world countries today is the need for clean drinking water. The children of Israel, 2,000,000 strong, were in a geographical area that receives no more than 6 inches of annual rainfall. Not nearly enough to support that many people. However, any Bedouin shepherd today knows that those six inches of rainfall filter down through the sand to the limestone base and remains there moving laterally till it reaches a point of release in the valleys and canyons in the area. Over the years the limestone leaches in to the water and covers the canyon walls sealing the water in the ground. The Bedouin shepherd can then come along and strike the rock walls in the canyon in a thin spot and break the limestone covering. The result? A spring in the desert.

The miracle in this passage is that when Moses struck the rock, it produced enough water to satisfy 2,000,000 people. That is the glory of our Lord. Spiritually speaking we live in a desert. We are parched and dry. But if we will come to Him, He will make water to come gushing out of the side of the rock to satisfy all of our need. Isn’t He awesome? Indeed we serve a glorious King. Speak His glory to someone today!

--Pastor john


Mark 10:1-31

McDonald’s was pretty smart in developing the golden arches sign. In the days that I was a parent of pre-readers, they could see the sign whenever we traveled. I knew exactly what I was going to hear whenever they saw it, “Can we go to McDonald’s?” Usually the answer was, “No.” Often the reason was budget related. They had no concept of what it costs to take the whole family to eat. We could feed the whole family at home for $15.00 a day. McDonald’s cost $25.00-30.00 per meal. But finances to a child have no meaning. All they know is that Mom and Dad can take them to the store and get them what they want. They don’t have to worry about paying the bills. And I don’t expect them to pay the bills. They don’t have the ability.

At times we think we have the ability to obtain eternal life. We don’t. The rich young ruler thought he did. He didn’t. It was impossible. It is impossible for man but possible for God. Children can obtain it because they can trust God to give what they cannot provide for themselves. It is natural because they are always dependent upon their parents. They don’t understand the processes of the transaction, but they do understand their parent. They ask, and he gives. Meditating on His glory isn’t so much coming to understand the process behind which He does things, as it is coming to understand His willingness to work for our good, which ultimately is knowing Him. Indeed we serve a glorious King! Speak His glory to someone today!

--Pastor John