May 3 2009

sunday night reflections

Confession: I loved today.  At church this morning, we continued our “Sensational God” series.  With one week left to go in the series, I am really looking forward to next Sunday.  However, this morning was great.  This is a quote from Scott’s facebook page: “my heart is full from the Vine this weekend. Matthew awaits!”  The sense we looked at was the “taste.”  The psalmist writes in 34:8, “Taste and see that the Lord is good.”  We were able to taste and see in two different ways.  The obvious way was through communion.  Before we celebrated communion, we spent some time in the word.  Interestingly, Hebrew folks determined that God’s word was sweeter than honey.  I invited everyone in our church who liked honey to experience the taste of honey much like a young Hebrew would when they learned the Hebrew alphabet and the significance of God’s word.  Psalm 119:103 says that God’s word is sweeter than honey!  As we taste the sweetness of God’s word, we discover just how good God is.  Here are a few expressions of God’s goodness:

  • Creation-Genesis 1&2
  • Compassion-Psalm 145:9
  • Correction-Psalm 25:8
  • Provision-Psalm 84:11
  • Promises-Joshua 11:45; 1 Chronicles 17:26
  • Gifts-James 1:17
  • Laws-Romans 7:12; 1 Timothy 1:8
  • Blessings-Psalm 84
  • Leadership-Psalm 143:10
  • Forgiveness-Psalm 27:7; 86:5
  • Presence-Psalm 31:19; Psalm 34:8
  • Love-1 Chronicles 16:34; Psalms 100:5; 106:1; 109:1; 118:1, 29; 136:1

By the way, when you read the Bible, there’s some good news. The good news is that the word became flesh and his name is Jesus.  His sacrifice was made available for us to taste and see, and we did that today through communion! 

After church and lunch at Monterrey (not in Monterrey), I played some games of “motorcycle” with Brayden.  It’s impossible to describe my love for that kid!  He then snuggled up in my arms while we watched the Hawks beat the Heat.  Does it get any better than watching sports with my son?  Yeh, I guess it does.  If we were eating steak and watching sports!  (that’s an inside joke for all who attending The Vine on Sunday). 

Sunday evening, I picked up Laney to go on a date with me.  We went to see Sleeping Beauty.  Only my daughter could get me to attend another ballet after Liz finished dancing with Charleston Ballet. My main purpose in dating my daughter is to show her how a man is supposed to treat a woman. When it’s time for her to marry a man, she’ll know exactly what to look for and won’t settle for anything less than the best.  She deserves it.  One of Liz’s former dancers was the principal dancer, Aurora.  After the show we went to 5 Guys.  There’s nothing like seeing a little lady throw down a burger.  While pulling out of the parking lot, we saw a rainbow, which provided us with some good conversation on the ride home.  Our date concluded with a kiss. I’d say that was a pretty good date.  

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