December 21st, 2014

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Disturbed

Sunday, December 21st, 2014

No, I am not writing about my mental state…although some may be thinking that. 🙂

Something else is on my mind.

SOMETIMES…GOD REALLY DISTURBS ME!

Now, before you accuse me of blasphemy hear me out. This past week I had a man stop in my office. He and his wife have been attending the past several months and have missed a few weeks due to moving. They were in attendance a week ago and will be gone for the next two while on a cruise. Since he comes from a different church background he asked me a question: “I know you obviously plan out your sermons. You have said so. I am wanting to know if you would ever change at the last minute?”

My answer was simple and plain. Yes and I have but not very often.

Can you say open mouth and make presumption? That is what happened yesterday. Saturday night as I studied I could not “get with the program.” The sermon fell on my dead ears. I can only imagine how it would go over with the masses. So I came to the office late Saturday night to redo my sermon. Interestingly, instead of being groggy (it was past my bedtime), I felt energized. I cut out a bunch of material. Added a bunch of new stuff. Went home feeling satisfied.

God’s sense of humor never ceases to amaze me. I still preached on the Virgin Birth but went at it a totally different way. I used Luke 1:25-36. The way I approached it makes the Virgin Birth no less important or essential to believe; I think it made it more understandable and practical.

I’ll share tomorrow (for the sake of length) one of the “new” insights I gained. Has God ever disturbed you like this, or had you get up in the middle of the night or stop what you are doing to pray for someone?