Tuesday, August 25, 2015

IF THIS BE MADNESS

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In a biography I read many years ago a man tells of a time when he sat one morning as a little boy in church and felt the presence of Almighty God.    The feeling was so magnificent and vivid that he could hardly wait for the service to end so he could share it with others who worshipped with him.


       When the service was over, he rushed over to a group of adults and admittedly made a fumbling attempt to explain. They politely ignored him. 


       One even made a quip about how church had been hard on him that morning. 


       And they went back to talking about business, what they had planned for the afternoon, and all the usual trivia that can be part and parcel of conversations. 


       At this moment, the little boy began to become disillusioned with religion.


It was not until many years later when he was a young man that he again returned to church.  His first Sunday back he again sensed the overwhelming Holy presence of his Creator.


       Again when the service was over, he sought out some adults to share the experience with. 


       Again he was politely but specifically ignored.


       Again, it seemed a subject somewhat embarrassing to them.  And he says he felt like shouting at them…”Look who’s here!  Your God.  You just finished worshipping Him. You just finished singing to His glory and praying to His power.  How can you be so embarrassed, so reluctant, so inarticulate about the very sense and source of your being?  Is it that worship is for you a nothing, and therefore you have nothing to say?”


When was the last time you had a religious experience? 


       Felt the presence of God’s hand in yours?  Felt God’s warm power and peace inside?  Felt God so real and near, you would like to have captured the moment and never let it go? 


Perhaps it was when you stood by a coffin and cried out, “God, help me and He did.”  Perhaps it was when you first fell in love and felt like shouting for all the world to hear, “God, thank you.”  Perhaps, it was when you were sick and afraid and you prayed, “God, don’t let me die., and God heard your prayer.        And today your hearing these words is proof He heard you.


From the cradle to the grave is a long journey.  It is also an education.  It is also a challenge.  It’s beginning is a miracle, it’s end a mystery. The man of faith says it is of God.


A young man went to his minister and told him of his life's ambitions. He said, “I plan to go to the University and become an architect.” 


“What then?”  asked his minister. 


“Well, I expect to become famous by designing magnificent public buildings.” 


“What then?” asked his minister. 


“I expect to marry and have family.” 


“What then” continued the reply.  “I expect to become wealthy and retire.” 


What then?’  “Oh, I see what you mean. I will then make my peace with God.”  “Why not do that in the first place?”


If this whole God thing, religion, spirit, soul, eternity, immortality all makes good sense…why not now go for the gusto?  And talk to others about this spiritual gusto? 


Do you know what the word worship means?  It means the assignment of worth to someone or something. 


Everyone worships, because everyone puts certain values on people, places or things.  It may be God in heaven or the Miami Hurricanes on the football field…but tell me what you value and how much and that is worship.
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