THE CROSS - as ridiculous as Gideon's army?# ~ Lent 3
"We can become so familiar with the story of the cross that we forget its foolishness. # But, first consider Gideon.
"We can become so familiar with the story of the cross that we forget its foolishness. # But, first consider Gideon.
It seems, whatever the religion, there is some kind of ‘getting clean’ ritual.
Why do all our highest ideals inevitably disappoint us? It happened to God first. Genesis 3 vividly describes the ‘fall of humanity’.
God's intentions are to eliminate yesterday and create a promised land superior to both Eden and Canaan. This is a vision of breathtaking scope.
Destiny forces all men to face a future that can never be known until it is met. Tomorrow is as insecure as yesterday is now past.
The face that a child wears is their own face.
How would you sum-up this year now past? An ending invites an assessment, a steady gaze over the shoulder.
Predictions and Old Testament prophecies echo, these are most familiar to the throng. Jesus parades before His people. A great crowd gathers for it is the Passover Feast.
What do you want to achieve? Greater riches? Cheaper chicken? A happier life, a longer life? Is it power over your neighbors that you are after? Are you running away…
'Hide & Seek' is a timeless child's play. Each new generation re-creates this game with shouted small variations of coming ready or not.