Thought for the day
People often say they won’t settle for second best.
Just remember, being second best is being better than everyone else in the world minus one.
There’s a meme going around that goes like this:
Jesus: “Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you.”
Onlooker: “But Lord, what if they’re Muslim?”
Jesus: “…Ok, let me start again from the beginning.”
I’ve found myself having a love/hate relationship with this meme and its variations!
People often say they won’t settle for second best.
Just remember, being second best is being better than everyone else in the world minus one.
The late Dr. S. M. Lockeridge, a pastor from San Diego, California said these words in a sermon in Detroit in 1976:
My King was born King. The Bible says He’s a Seven Way King. He’s the King of the Jews – that’s an Ethnic King. He’s the King of Israel – that’s a National King. He’s the King of righteousness. He’s the King of the ages. He’s the King of Heaven. He’s the King of glory. He’s the King of kings and He is the Lord of lords. Now that’s my King.
Picture the scene … A Sunday morning service, we’re a few songs in and we’re singing a well known song. You’re stood in the pews following along quite happily. Then, the worship leader starts to repeat a new line over and over again to the same chords. Do you:
(a) Disengage and wait until the worship leader sings something else?
(b) Blame the OHP controller for obviously not scrolling the new lyrics onto the projector in a timely fashion?
(c) Repeat the new line over and over again along with the worship leader?
Psalm 2:11
(NASB) – Worship the LORD with reverence. And rejoice with trembling.
(CEV) – Serve and honor the LORD; be glad and tremble.
(AMP) – 1Serve the Lord with reverent awe and worshipful fear; rejoice and be in high spirits with trembling [lest you displease Him].
When was the last time you trembled before the Lord?
In Proverbs 1:7 and Proverbs 9:10 it says…
Various things have got me thinking about people’s outward expression of worship. When I’m leading at church and I look out at the congregation it’s very clear that some people are more engaged than others. This might be down to a number of factors: personal circumstances could be one, my leading could be another! I hear stories from people that they’ve experienced ‘better’ worship at other places.
The question that comes to mind is…
Your goal is not to stand before God and tell him what level you got to on World of Warcraft.
I read these thoughts on leadershipjournal.net and worship.com
If you love Jesus, you’ll love him whether it’s fun or not. And if you aren’t interested in Jesus unless it’s all fun and games, you don’t love Jesus…you love fun and games.
If our strategy is to win young people’s allegiance to church by offering better entertainment than the world, then we’ve picked a losing battle.
I’ve just noticed that one of the riffs in my instrumental song Tribute is very similar to the intro to Bucks Fizz’s “Making Your Mind Up”
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry!
I recorded this some time ago, but it seemed appropriate to resubmit it here.
I was having one of those musically inspired late night sessions. The chord sequence is straightforward, but melodic and rich enough to give a soundscape that I’m pleased with. There’s even a bit of slide guitar in the middle section, which I very rarely play but really adds to the feel.
Fed up with repetitive choruses?
Praise God the Father, the Immortal Creator
For Your glory you made us, You’re the Sovereign Orchestrator
All that You decree will most surely come to happen
You’re awesome as can be and Your glory none can fathom
If you consider yourself a Christian but don’t love and enjoy a covenant relationship with a local body of believers, you are essentially saying “I love Jesus, but I don’t love His wife.” (The bride of Christ is the church)
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