D.B. Lewis will be preaching this week! On August 9th I will be kicking off a new message series which will carry us to the fall. I am grateful that I did not need to preach the last two weeks because it gave me opportunity to catch up on some administrative work.
Unfortunately, I was only able to accomplish half of what I intended. On one hand I am a little overwhelmed, don’t worry the world will not come to an end. But when I look at my pile of things that I need to get done I am more and more thankful for the cross of Jesus.
I have list of things that need to get accomplished before the fall kick-off on September 13th. However, my list seems to grow rather than shrink. I continue to say things like, “fall can’t come unless ‘X’ gets done.” No matter how much try to explain to the calendar that September 13th can not come until I accomplish this list of jobs, September 13th will still arrive on schedule.
When I look at my long list of tasks, I am reminded of how unfinished I am and that Jesus meets me here. Jesus meets me in my unfinished-ness, in my incompleteness. Jesus meets me in my imperfection. I am grateful that it is Jesus who I trust for my perfection, because if it were left to me there would be a list of uncompleted tasks, and I know that he will complete the work that he began in me. Philippians 1:3-6
Love the video Mike. I have heard it before but didn’t know it’s origin. I have a Rhapsody subscription but don’t seem to find the right Christian songs like this. Any suggestions?
You will come to a point in that long list where you begin to pick the priority items before Sept. 13th, and then the others will fill in along the way, or – how about designating? I do like the passage in Philippians that you quote. I really needed this and the WCC website tonight. Comforting.
Thank you
Mary