IF JESUS CAME WALKIN'...
Another nugget from the Prayer Conference ...
I was listening to Mike Herron, a worship leader at Joel Osteen's church in Houston, Tx. He was talking about our response to the presence of God, and he told this story ...
He has this dog, 1/2 basset hound ("Baoooohga!"), and yes, 1/2 lab. A truly funny looking dog. But oh, how he loves his "papa" ... Mike comes in the door, and this dog is all over him. He wags his tail and baooohga's over and over and generally makes himself a loving nuisance until Mike stops, puts down all his stuff, and pays some serious attention to him. The dog eagerly waits for Mike at the front porch when he's gone, and licks his hand and face when he returns. He sleeps right outside his door. His world revolves around Mike, and as much as a "man's best friend" can love a person, this puppydog loves his Mike.
As Mike comes on in to the house, his wife greets him with a kiss on the cheek and a "hi, honey!", then generally goes back to doing whatever she was doing. He sticks his head into his teenager's room, says hello, and usually gets a grunt and mumble without interuption of video game or book. Dad's home, OK.
At the conference, Mike asked the question: If Jesus came to your church (my church), what would the greeting be like?
Would we be all over Him, showering Him with our loving attention, showing Him how much it means that He came home to us, how we had waited for the moment He arrived? Would we wait for His presence, and hang on His every word? We think of Jesus as living in the flesh 2000 years ago, and in our heart today, but do we truly treat Him as if He is real today? Do we understand with emotions and spirit and mind all three that who just walked in the door is the Son of God, the Living Word, the Lamb who saved us from damnation and sits us at the right hand of God?
Boy, that's worth a whole lot more than a kiss on the cheek and a "hi, honey" ... or a grunt and a nod as we go on about our business, yes?
I was listening to Mike Herron, a worship leader at Joel Osteen's church in Houston, Tx. He was talking about our response to the presence of God, and he told this story ...
He has this dog, 1/2 basset hound ("Baoooohga!"), and yes, 1/2 lab. A truly funny looking dog. But oh, how he loves his "papa" ... Mike comes in the door, and this dog is all over him. He wags his tail and baooohga's over and over and generally makes himself a loving nuisance until Mike stops, puts down all his stuff, and pays some serious attention to him. The dog eagerly waits for Mike at the front porch when he's gone, and licks his hand and face when he returns. He sleeps right outside his door. His world revolves around Mike, and as much as a "man's best friend" can love a person, this puppydog loves his Mike.
As Mike comes on in to the house, his wife greets him with a kiss on the cheek and a "hi, honey!", then generally goes back to doing whatever she was doing. He sticks his head into his teenager's room, says hello, and usually gets a grunt and mumble without interuption of video game or book. Dad's home, OK.
At the conference, Mike asked the question: If Jesus came to your church (my church), what would the greeting be like?
Would we be all over Him, showering Him with our loving attention, showing Him how much it means that He came home to us, how we had waited for the moment He arrived? Would we wait for His presence, and hang on His every word? We think of Jesus as living in the flesh 2000 years ago, and in our heart today, but do we truly treat Him as if He is real today? Do we understand with emotions and spirit and mind all three that who just walked in the door is the Son of God, the Living Word, the Lamb who saved us from damnation and sits us at the right hand of God?
Boy, that's worth a whole lot more than a kiss on the cheek and a "hi, honey" ... or a grunt and a nod as we go on about our business, yes?
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