Good Morning All,
We are all too often a nation of “gloom and
doomers.” We are, as Spiro Agnew put it,
“nattering nabobs of negativity” and yet of all the people in the world; we
should be the most joyous. The Lord has
done great things for us. We live a life
that the overwhelming majority of the world cannot even begin to fathom and yet
we complain. God’s blessings have been
poured out upon us and we barely even recognize it. Many in our country have come to believe that
they are in some way, shape or form entitled to the blessings of God. They believe that somewhere back in their
ancestry, their forefathers and foremothers had so much faith that they built
up blessings which God owes to them today.
So, with that mentality, they are never happy; they never see the
greatness of God’s blessings. They never
see the wonder of what God does for us every day and in every way.
They fail to see the wonder of God’s grace,
the empty tomb, the body and blood in the bread and the wine. They fail to see the comfort God gives them
through their family and through their church.
They fail to see the beauty which he shows us in the flowers and the
field, the rushing stream, and the still lake.
They are convinced that God is holding out on them and that he owes them
something more.
Yet the Lord has done great things for
us. We get up every morning secure in
the knowledge of our salvation, knowing that the God of love is present in our
lives. The devil cannot harm us. We should be filled with laughter we should
be filled with shouts of joy. We should
sound like every elementary school after a Halloween party, loaded with joy and
sugar-powered laughter. Of all the
people in the world, Christians should be the happiest. We know how the story ends, and it ends with
us in heaven. How much greater joy is
there? It truly does not get any better
than this anywhere here on earth.
God’s grace fills our lives even when we
don’t think so; God is blessing us with all that we need to support this body
and life. We should be worshipping Him
and giving Him praise for all the blessing we have received but it seems that
Spiro Agnew was right. Too often, in too
many ways we are “nattering nabobs of negativity.” So, as we go forth, let’s ask God to help us
see the blessings and grace that we have received and to have our mouth filled
with laughter and our tongues shout for joy.
Dearest
Jesus, your mercies are new to us every day.
Yet we fail to see them. Lead us
to share the joy of your salvation to engage others with laughter and
fellowship, with love and grace which flows from you through us to all whom we
meet. Bless us Lord and keep us on your
path of righteousness. Use us in service
to your kingdom. In your precious name
we pray, Amen.
God’s
Peace,
Pastor
Bret
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