Pulpit or Prescription?

When God decided He would become a man, it wasn't so He could land on planet earth and give some killer sermons.  His number one priority, His sole mission was to bring glory by revealing His Father's true character - a character of bountiful and rich love.  How would He do that?  Stand piously in the synagogues and spew out scripture after scripture?  Stand in the courtyards on some kind of divine soap-box accusing and blaming? 

Maybe He would strap twelve times more scriptures to his wrists and forehead to prove how awesome His Father really is! Actually, we can turn to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John and see a Saviour who was bent on only one thing - healing the damage done by sin.   In John 9 He heals a man of blindness that goes beyond eyeballs.  In John 11 He resurrects more than a 3 day old dead body.  In chapter 12 we witness an annointing that transcended a jar of oil and the Master's brow.  Throughout the Gospels we see God taking battered world-torn souls as they are and offering them the prescription that brings wholeness.  It is the gift that looks us in the eye, touches our arm, takes our hand and grants peace. Are you feeling a little battered today?  Feeling like no matter what you do, not much is adding up?  That is because you live here and while you - along with me- endure great trial and hardship we can take hope in knowing we are not alone, God has not left us orphans!

"You've all been to the stadium and seen the athletes race.  Everyone runs, one wins. Run to win.  All good athletes train hard. They do it for a gold medal that tarnishes and fades.  You're after one that's gold eternally. I don't know about you, but I'm running hard for the finish line. I'm giving it everything I got. No sloppy living for me! I'm staying alert and in top condition. I'm not going to get caught napping, telling everyone else all about it and then missing out myself."  The Message 1Corinthians 9:24-27