Wednesday, May 7, 2003
Wednesday, May 7, 2003
Beloved, while eagerly preparing to write to you about the salvation we share, I find
it necessary to write and appeal to you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to
the saints.
Love builds excitement. I'm tempted to ask how many of you watch soap operas on TV--either
daytime or nighttime.
Television is dull compared to the things that happen in the lives of real people! If the life of our
church gets humdrum at times, it is because there is no real sharing of the heart of our lives.
God has given us lots of "INCENTIVE" in the gift of salvation in Jesus Christ.
(Jude 1.3
NRSV)
I'm reminded of a Peanuts cartoon sometime back. It's a baseball game. Charlie Brown, Lucy
and Shroeder are sitting on a bench waiting their turn to bat.
Charlie Brown yells, "We need a run! We need a run!"
Lucy asks impishly, "Hey, manager, what'll you give me if I hit a home run?"
Schroeder retorts, "A home run? You've never hit the ball out of the infield in your life!"
Lucy persists: "If I hit a home run, will you give me a kiss?"
Schroeder replies, "If you hit a home run, I'll meet you at home plate, and give you the biggest
kiss you've ever had!!"
In the last scene, Charlie Brown and Linus are bounced off the bench, when Lucy jumps to her
feet, her bat raised skyward in victory, and yells, "INCENTIVE!"
Dear God, help me to share from the depths of my being. Amen.
