End of the day

Good morning friends. I was looking today during my studies at different words and their contextual meanings (meaning the meanings pertaining to the languages they were written in) and came across a scripture that Jesus spoke (that I have heard used and I am sure all of you have also) that caught my eye in a slightly different sense. That verse was Luke 5:39. In this verse he talks about old wine and new wine. He says that after tasting old wine nobody wants the new. Well we all know that wine is considered better with age; in fact many sit on some for years and years even to the point that it soon becomes a vintage wine. Well now you are asking how this struck me in a slightly different way. Well we often hear it in reference to the way we lived before we came to Christ in Christianity and how some often look back and prefer to go back to the old ways instead of trying to live in Christ. What strikes me funny is that not only is that true about people of the world but also many of people of or in different faiths or beliefs. Due to the mental state and our individuality we often times tend to read or understand what we have been raised up or instructed to believe rather than to learn for our selves.

Having the same book with the same teachings and the words all meaning the same why is their over 10,000 different beliefs or types of faith? I think that we try to make the way or path of right way to difficult. I personally don't understand why. God is not a God of confusion, disorderly, or difficult. He is a God of simplicity, order, and clearly in control. How can we take a verse and twist it and form the definition to be as we want? We all know the route to salvation, and that is an easy step to start, the difficulties start after the initial steps have been taken. Jesus says that we need to be as a child to enter into the kingdom of God. Now we also all know the characteristics of a child, but we tend to forget some important parts. We know that a child has no worries, that they trust their parents to provide for them and that they have unconditional love for their family. Now you may be asking what the parts that we miss are. How about for starters imaginative? Most children have a tremendous imagination and ability to drum up a wealth of ideas and dreams, not only for the present but also the future. Next we will say how about creativity. Children are very creative and many times ingenious in the way they color and pretend or act out their ideas. Next we will move on to accessible; now another term that one may use is trainable. They accept your firm words as law as one raises them in the best way one knows how. Ok now lets move on to the next one lets say serving. They give no thought to doing what one asks them to do, and a child that is taught to respect his elders they give no thought to helping other either. Next will be forgiving they forgive and forget and continue to love as if nothing had happened. Next let us continue with ambitious; they don't let a small thing such as one telling them no get in their way. They take the time to learn you and they actually know one better than you yourself do.

Now if you will allow me to bring this to you as I see it. God put us here and created us perfect and in his image right? All the above mentioned characteristics are the same ones that God contains except the fact that he needs no training or teaching for he is the teacher. Why have I said all this? You will never create the universe or an animal or humankind, but you are responsible for your life, for your surroundings, for your goals and for your future. One can never change another no matter how dominating one is. One can change the lives of others by being as a child, by giving the unconditional love, by letting their imagination show them who they are and dreaming big dreams with a definite goal in mind. By being creative and ingenious in the forms of executing them and always looking to the future, to always learn and allow others to have access to your heart and love and forgiveness. And last of all not killing ones ambitions or desires thinking that they are not a need for ones life. One of the greatest forms of service to others is by allowing yourself to have dreams and live a happy and fulfilling life. Why? If one is unhappy they carry stress, hate, anger, and just a life that at the end one looks back and asks what did I do with my life? A desire is what guides you, your heart, your life, but if one doesn't allow it to fulfill itself you live with a sad heart for you are not doing what you are sent to do. some may argue that we are not to have desires for that isn't Godly but when it is all said and done if one chooses to serve God that is only because they so desired. You are the creator of your own life, your own future, your dreams and your limitations. Look to God for the way and allow him to show you. He tells us the do's and don'ts but puts no limits to what one can accomplish through him.

Now what did all that have to do with Luke? I am going to leave that to your imagination, and your own interpretation. Just remember when you sit down at the end of the day and look back over your accomplishments and dreams how will they match up? Will they make you smile with the contentment of achievements God desired for you or the sadness of unfulfilled dreams and wonderment if you full filled his desires for you.

God bless!!