May 2009

04.24.2009

ne Parson’s Opinion


While on vacation, Beverly and I spent a few days in Albuquerque. Between the meals at Mexican restaurants (Did you know they serve sopapillas with your meal in the Mexican restaurants in New Mexico? I mean, the honey is right there on the table!) we attended two baseball games!

Albuquerque has a AAA farm team for the Los Angeles Dodgers called the Isotopes. They played the Iowa Cubs, who, of course, are the AAA farm team for the Chicago Cubs. We saw two games, with each team winning one game.

The Isotopes have a short stop whose last name is “Hu”! That’s right, “Hu” - pronounced “who”! So, in the stands, you would hear people doing a play off of the old Abbot and Costello routine: “Who’s on First”! But in Albuquerque, it went like this: “Hu’s up to bat? Hu’s on first? Hu’s on second?” Ha!

I imagine at different times in your life, you have asked the “who” question. Possibly you phrased it this way: “Who is in charge of the world?” Sometimes it seems like no one is. Sometimes it seems the pagans are right and chaos rules the universe. That is, it seems!

But reality and perception may not be the same thing. It may seem that no one is in charge of the universe. It may seem whoever is in charge is taking a break. It may seem that whoever is in charge is not very powerful. It may seem that whoever is in charge is not very loving.

But let me remind you again, reality is not always the same as perception.

Let me remind you of some realities:

Psalm 14:1 - “The fool says in his heart, 'there is no God.’”

Revelation 19:6 - “For our Lord God Almighty reigns.”

I John 3:1 - “How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!”

When things seem chaotic, remember the reality is, they are not! Remember “Who” is in control and remember He is working in you, through you and around you. He does this even when it looks like He is not!

See you on the Lord’s Day,
Jim

Posted by arbc at 07:57 AM