More thoughts from "The Building of the Church"..."
"God delights in the work of shaping and guiding the individual. Science tells us that life began upon our planet in jellylike, undifferentiated masses...."Measure your success as preachers not by the size of your congregation, which may after all be only a huge ecclesiastial jellyfish, drifting aimlessly and uselessly through the social sea, but by the stature and girth of the manhood which you develop in individual believers, by the brotherliness and serviceableness and Christlikeness of the separate disciples whom you build into the Christian brotherhood."~C.E. Jefferson
God himself is an individualist. He knew "you" before you were ever formed in the womb of your mother. He flung every star into place within the massive sky, yet He knows every star by name. He doesn't just gaze at the beautiful beaches that he created, He has counted every granule of sand. If you believe that we are created in the image of God, and believe the Jesus set the stage on how we are to love and minister to each other, then why do we pass by so many lives from day to day, not taking the time to be used of God in another life besides our own? Jesus is the Savior of the world, but He is also "your" personal Lord and Savior.
Take the time for one today, for One takes time for you.
Hey mate... long time no hear!
Posted by: Rob Petrini | May 01, 2009 at 12:38 PM
OK, so this made my heart smile.....
"He flung every star into place within the massive sky, yet He knows every star by name."
Rock on!
Posted by: Michelle | May 05, 2009 at 05:54 AM
Good stuff man!
Posted by: Jeff A | May 05, 2009 at 07:11 PM
You posting here again is a blessing to me. I love you bro and always will. There is too much of value in your heart to be left unspoken. You have been tried by fire. Your words are not ones repeated from others (TV evangelists), but words that come from REAL LIFE! People need to hear real stories. Real truths. Not the words of those who present the gospel as some fairy tale story full of happy times. If you read the bible, you see real people who struggled and real people who made HUGE mistakes. BUT GOD (I love that) in His infinite mercy restored and glorified them through His Som. I thank God for his grace on sinners like me and for friends like you that are closer than a brother! I miss you.
Posted by: Jeff Keith | May 16, 2009 at 07:41 AM
Are you ok, Joey? You've been away for a looooong time, dude.
Posted by: One Wink | June 21, 2009 at 07:45 AM
Yeah, what wink said. Don't make me come over there to check on you! Seriously, I hope everything is going well.
God bless
Posted by: Jeff A | June 30, 2009 at 09:31 AM