MONDAY MORNING MOMENTS August 04, 1997 Vol. II Number 28
We have had a tremendous week of Vacation Bible School. A hearty thanks to all who made it a great success. Then on Sunday evening our baptismal service was blest of God as well. We are such a blest church, what a joy to worship each week.
I was reading Mike Yaconelli the other day and was reminded of how easy it is to lose our way, if we don’t stay focused and keep our eyes on Jesus who wants to lead and direct us.
Mike Yaconelli gives a great illustration of the importance for us to watch where we are going. He said I live in a small, rural community. There are lots of cattle ranches around here, and every once in a while a cow wanders off and gets lost....Ask a rancher how a cow gets lost, and chances are he will reply, “well, the cow starts nibbling on a tuft of green grass, and when it finishes, it looks ahead to the next tuft of green grass and starts nibbling on that one, and then it nibbles on a tuft of green grass right next to a hole in the fence. It then sees another tuft of green grass on the other side of the fence, so it nibbles on that one and then goes on to the next tuft. The next thing you know the cow has nibbled itself into being lost.”
Some are in the process of nibbling their way to lostness...We keep moving from one tuft of activity to another, never noticing how far we have gone from home or how far away from the truth we have managed to end up. Let’s stay focused on what is eternal and to God be the glory.
“Look at the Nations and watch - and be UTTERLY AMAZED. for I am going to do something in YOUR days that you would not believe even if you were told” Habakkuk 1:5
