For
I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. (ESV)
I have not been diagnosed with ADD, but sometimes
I wonder. As I like to tell people, I am
just interested in a lot of things all at the same time. I really do find life vastly interesting and
find myself wanting to do this, that, and the other thing pretty much all the
time. Added to my natural wiring are the
demands placed on me by job, family, and friends, and life quickly comes, as
William James once said, “a great blooming, buzzing confusion.” Know the
feeling?
Paul
has a simple antidote. When he went to the
people of Corinth, he did not go armed with sophisticated arguments and the
most intricate philosophy. He did not
pack a multi-media extravaganza of a presentation as we would likely feel the
need to do today. He had one message,
and that was Christ crucified.
Can
you unplug sometime today or this week?
Can you disconnect from electronics, people, and things to spend a few
minutes with Christ and Him crucified? I
know I need to. I desperately need to
set aside all that I love for a few minutes with the One Who truly loves me. What is really stopping me? What is stopping you?
Jesus,
I am sorry for my rudeness to You and my neglect of our relationship. I let so many other things get in the
way. Thank You for being there and
waiting for me. I want to spend some
time just with You. Amen.
Copyright © 2014 by Steven R. Perkins
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