Day 8

The weekend begins in seven minutes. Though the individual days seemed to drag on, the week essentially flew by. And now, I prepare to turn this boat towards the harbor and will soon be seeing things from the other side of the bay, metaphorically speaking. In all, these have been interesting days and our Lord, through His Word and Spirit, has been suddenly cultivating new sensitivities, in particular, a sensitivity to those things the Almighty doesn't tolerate.

We worship and serve a God who's patience and forbearance are things of renown. I'm living proof of this as my own sin and foolishness should have caused the Almighty to stomp me like a bug. Tough He does seem to demonstrate a great degree of patience towards human "blockheadedness", there are other things that He absolutely hates:

"There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out lies and a man who stirs up dissension among brothers." Proverbs 6:16-19 (NIV)

These facts slam headlong into some conventional wisdom (i.e. pop-ignorance) concerning the nature and character of the almighty. There are behaviors and actions that cross the line of human weakness or foolishness, and raise the hackles and ire of the Almighty.

Knowledge of this elicit immediate responses. First comes self-introspection; am I engaged in any of these sins? And, how can I as a page for the Almighty communicate these facts to a post-christian society that has largely lost its course and bearings?

The answers don't need to be over-thought. If I'm engaged in any of these behaviors, I need to stop, drop and roll. Stop the behavior, drop to my knees & repent, then roll myself into the folds of Christ's garments. Second, as the page, my job is not to spin the message. My task is simply to deliver the message in its unmuddled clarity. The Lord help me in this.