Devotionals
Little Jerry and his friend were in the process of burying a dead
robin and holding its funeral when Jerry's dad, a pastor, came up
behind them, unnoticed. Jerry, trying to imitate what he had heard
his dad say many times, intoned, "Glory be unto the Faaather....and
unto the Sonnn and into the hole he gooooes."
Think of our Lord as one who leads through love. We should do
the same. We should visualize Christ as one who has His arms
outretched to us with open hands to receive ours.
It is unfortunate that some churches visualize Him with arms
outstretched, but with a buggy whip in one hand and a sledge
hammer in the other. If your church has more arbitrary rules than
the National Football League, maybe you are in the wrong place.
We should serve our Lord out of a grateful heart rather than
only out of fear. From verse two of the beautiful 100th Psalm
we have these words: "Worship the LORD with gladness.
Come before Him, singing with joy." Surely, we need to be
obedient to Him, but that doesn't need to be a burden, although
some would make it that -- it should be a joyful experience. We
serve Him gladly because we love Him. If you can remember
it, sing the old gospel song, "There Is Joy in Serving Jesus" --
there really is, and I hope your are experiencing it.
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