Saturday's Best
May 30, 2010
Genesis 3:19
By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return. (NIV)
Multi-tasking is all the rage in this modern digital age; but the ability to do many things at the same time, getting to places faster and accomplishing tasks quicker, comes at the price of compressing time - squeezing all our days into stressful spurts of hyper-activity.
The explosion of "Blue Tooth" technology has, once again, doubled the pace of life, with the added benefit of distracting us from the risks of driving straight into an accident.
Fact is, we are so busy nowadays adding to the things to accomplish on our "to do list," that we easily forget the common stuff of which we are made: dust.
Nevertheless, for all our running around here on earth, the simplest of things, the ground beneath our feet, will claim all our trophies in the end - except for this: Our assurance in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Friends, the "Good News" is that life truly is everlasting. We don't have to "Live it up" before we "Give it up." Faith in our Lord and Savior makes all things possible, even the ability for us to slow down in this hectic world and, by the sweat of our brow, cultivate some roses.
Gardening is a good thing. It gets us down upon are hands and knees. It makes us get our fingernails dirty. It helps us to remember our roots.
Love in Christ
Lou Lamothe
May 23, 2010
Psalm 25:4-5
Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. (NIV)
Whatever lessons we learn today -
Whether it is "to pray to our Father in heaven" for the need of a miracle or "to thank the Almighty Creator of life" for supplying us with mundane things;
Whether it is "to walk in the Truth" past worldly temptations or "to rest in the Word" during the challenges we face;
Whether it is "to forgive someone else" in the Spirit of our redemption or "to beg forgiveness for ourselves" in the name of our Redeemer - this much is certain:
Jesus Christ is our Teacher. And the heart of a repentant sinner is the classroom in which He expounds upon all hope in the promise of eternal life.
Friends, our tuition has been waved. From sunrise to sunset instruction is freely given. Even now, Jesus is available to tutor us. Question is, are we willing to pay attention?
Love in Christ
Lou Lamothe
May 16, 2010
1 Thessalonians 2:13
And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is at work in you who believe. (NIV)
Hearing the Word of God is not the same as accepting the Word of God in a manner worthy of the Word of God.
The distinction between condemned sinners laboring under the written word, and redeemed sinners laboring in the Living Word, is evidence of a vibrant faith in the "One we believe in."
It is our response to the love we have received from the Son of God, Who’s Holy Spirit is alive within us, that is the work of a disciple of Jesus Christ. And our employment, in honor of our Savior, makes all the difference in this world.
Love in Christ
Lou Lamothe
May 9, 2010
Genesis 2:18
The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him." (NIV)
Our God is One in Three Persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. His counsel is with Himself - Always Perfect, Always Righteous, Always Divine. In the company of the Holy Trinity, He is Supreme.
Not so with the man God created. We are not independent beings: self-governing, autonomous, sovereign. Quite frankly, we are just the opposite, at our best when acquiring guidance, assistance and assurance for the decisions we have to make and the actions we have to take with the difficult challenges we face.
The most intimate human relationships are between husband and wife. And the bonds that survive the most horrific tragedies in life are the ones in which both partners cry out to God for grace suitable for helping them, to help one another, throughout their journey in this world.
We are all alike in this way: "It is not good for man to be alone."
Love in Christ
Lou Lamothe
May 2, 2010
Psalm 21:7
For the king trusts in the LORD; through the unfailing love of the Most High he will not be shaken. (NIV)
Whatever the cause of our despairing,
Whatever the doubt we may prevail -
Will prove we can always trust
The love of Jesus will never fail.
Whatever it is that would destroy us,
Whatever demons that may assail -
Will prove, with our Lord appearing,
The love of Jesus will never fail.
Love in Christ
Lou Lamothe