I hope you've had a great week. It's been another crazy one around the McInnis
household -- fitting for our current series! Hey, if you don't have
plans tonight and you're a big college football fan, come on over to the home of
Noah & Mariah McNeely (100 Herring Rd., Grayson, GA 30017). We'll
have food and fun. You can bring food to share if you like, but you don't have
to. All ages welcome. We'll watch the Auburn vs. Kansas State game and have a
short devotion and prayer time at halftime. Don't worry if you've got head home
early. Come out at 7:00 p.m. Kickoff is at 7:30. You can contact Noah at noah_mcneely@yahoo.com to let him know
you're coming if you're bringing a crowd!
This Sunday, we'll be
continuing the series "CRAZY." I'm going to be
teaching about David and Saul, and how they dealt with their
respective situations differently. It's a powerful story of what it means to
walk faithfully with God, in His time, when it's so easy to take
shortcuts.
Thought for the Week
"Then Saul's son
Jonathan came to David in Horesh and encouraged him in his faith in
God."
We're not touching on Jonathan in the story of David, but he
was another prominent player. I couldn't help but think of him this week as
I've thought a lot about encouragement and friendship. I learned recently about
a friend who had a moral failure. It his ruined his career, and it's a body
blow that will take him a while to recover from. We don't see each other much,
but I thought about the times we did and the subject came to faith. He was
about 12-13 years older than me and had a much higher social standing in life
because of his position and pay scale. For that reason, it seemed to get
awkward around conversations in faith. It can be strange to challenge,
encourage, rebuke or guide someone who is older and makes more money. I thought
this week about how I might have been the only Christian in his life who ever
asked him about faith or church. I should have encouraged him more. In the
end, his job and income couldn't save him from his sin, and it's wrecked his
life for now. God puts us in people's lives and others in our lives for a
reason. I hope you'll receive encouragement in the faith when a spiritual
mentor offers it. They may be trying to save you from heartache to come. And I
hope you'll give encouragement in the faith to a friend that might need you to
say something no one else will. Is there someone God is calling you to be more
of an encourager to? Be a Jonathan to someone. And listen to the Jonathans in
your life.
In Christ,
Carter
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