Common Saint

It has been one hectic week and weekend, and tomorrow it starts all over again. I was sitting in my chair unwinding and thinking about how good God is. Everyone has limitations but God gives us the power and incredible ability to receive His glory in spite of them.Tonight, I am thankful for the Holy Spirit that He has given me. I have so enjoyed my preparation and study of Acts 2 for this week's sermon and will take with me, into this week, the great assurance that His Spirit is within me, though I don't deserve it; That He will use me, though I am so very limited in my abilities; and He will receive glory from me, though I am merely human. Have thine own way Lord, have thine own way!

OK , I should be writing a paper tonight about how to witness to Hindus and Muslims for my class at the cost of some needed sleep, but instead I am going to start this series of posts and pay for it in the morning....why you ask?.....I have no idea, but here it goes: In the event that you are wandering by my blog for the first time....let me clarify, as a preface, for you that I am a "to the bone" committed student to orthodox exegesis in regards to the principals of the Scripture...my paraphrase: "Don't jack with The Book, or God will jack you up!" But I am tired of many things that I see that are not scriptural based, but traditionally based, and held to the same level and reverence as if they were born in the scripture themselves and serve as a standard for faith and practice. Well, guess what? Many are not. It is not that I consider myself to be any sort of scholar or authority, but I do know that those who do not know history are destined to repeat it....

I was reading tonight some material and came across the story of a young woman who was attempting to join Spurgeon's church in London one day, and she was asked, "What makes you think you have become a Christian?" Not understanding all the Bible doctrines of conversion and regeneration, she simply responded, "Because now I sweep under the doormat!" I really like that answer. The walk we are called to is not about the appearance that we can put on, as if by any stretch you or I could do anything to impress God. So who do we put those famous Sunday appearances on for that we hold to so tightly ? Why do you insists on wearing that suit and tie on Sunday? Who are you hoping is going to be "scoping" that new Easter dress and hat you just purchased? Does God marvel at those things? Is he impressed? I talked with another man this weekend, who told me he couldn't go to church this past Sunday because his only pair of jeans have holes in them and they are...