Does God Care About Church Pt. 2

Does God Care... About Church? Pt.2
Odd couples - do you know any? You know, the young classy wife married to the loud red-neck with Jr. Hi. humor, or the heavy, smelly bride married to the tall, emaciated, perfume salesman. It just seems odd. I mean, sometimes it's not even about money.

And then there's The Bible Story. The richest, most powerful, all-knowing God in the universe caring about... red-neck us. If He truly loves us, can He really be that smart? Is that an oxymoron in a sentence? Does He have lousy taste?

We are an odd couple - us the lucky smelly bride with the Perfect Husband. Then He died so we would no longer stink Eph 5:25-27. Maybe He knows more about what you can become than you do.

Such a deal.

And it's not only about God and us, it's about us and each other.

Eph 5:25 (NLT) For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her 26 to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word. 27 He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault. 28 In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as they love their own bodies. For a man who loves his wife actually shows love for himself. 29 No one hates his own body but feeds and cares for it, just as Christ cares for the church.

Dan

Thought of the week: "Anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!" 2 Cor. 5:17

Does God Care About Church Pt. 1

Does God Care... About Church? Pt.1

Statistics tell us thousands of people are giving up on church every year. One has to wonder if God will join them.

Church life reminds me of my Jeep. My '95 Wrangler lives in a constant state of repair, limping on a few cylinders between rebuilds. Last weekend I repaired the wiring harness. Next on the list is tie rods. I have a few exhilarating days every year when it runs with the engine light off. Why love it?

It's the removable top and doors, the 4wd low range, the weird way it handles, and how your innards bounce out on washboard roads that make it loveable. The rattles, leaks, and windy ride are part of the love affair.

There is nothing quite like church. It may leave spots in your driveway, but the wind in your hair is unstoppable. :)

I love Cottonwood. Set up comes early some Sundays, and the preacher can be long-winded, but God isn't giving up on church. I'm not either.

Dan
Thought of the week: "I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the Lord." Psalms 122:1