Friday, July 11

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Friday, July 11, 2014

Joshua 24:15

"But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

The Christian bookstores have made a fortune on the various knick knacks that are embossed with the verse above.  A household may have more of them than even Bibles I might suggest.  They are all typically very beautiful and may even allude to your home being Christ centered.  But I would ask, “Really?”

Really… are you and your family serving the Lord?  Remember the Jim Carey movie the Truman Show.

Before “reality television” was popularized there was a movie about a man played by Jim Carey, named Truman, who was being filmed 24 hours a day and he never knew it.  People became addicted to watching his life on their own television.  If this was happening to you and your family, would the television audience know that your priority is serving the Lord?

If I am honest with you the video camera would illustrate the importance of our meals (eating), our social and sports lives, our television habits and perhaps the priority I place on making our yard look good or my addiction to endurance running.  Yet, if you filmed on the right day of the month or week and at the right time…well then you may have some great footage of our family serving the Lord.  Our frequency is increasing and I am confident that the Lord delights in that, but we can do more.  You can do more to!

The first reason we can do more is anchored in how one’s priorities are misplaced right from the start.  We have valued other activities above serving the Lord.  We have made our hobbies, social life, finances, and even going to church more important that using each day to serve the Lord.

Faith at Home Application: 

Today discuss what changes are necessary with regards to your calendar for the rest of the summer.  Does your calendar reflect that you are serving the Lord or simply attending programs that FBCG has created for your participation.

What are two ministry opportunities that you can move higher on your Family priority list?

BRUCE MCEVOY
Pastor of Family and Serving