Wow....it has been thirty days since I last posted a blog. When I first realized that I could not believe that much time has passed. I thought to myself..."What have you been doing this past thirty days?" "How could you go so long without posting something...anything?"
Then I thought over the last thirty days.
Since I last posted I have:
1) Prepared and began teaching an intensive 24 week study on Heaven for our mid-week Bible study.
2) Finished preaching through the book of Hebrews (which took over a year to complete).
3) Began preaching through the book of Habakkuk (an often forgotten book of the Old Testament).
4) Performed two weddings, with a third to do in two days.
5) Officiated at a funeral.
6) Gave the "charge" for graduates at a Christian based drug program.
7) Had a car break down (which if you would, keep a 2nd car for us in your prayers, as we REALLY need a 2nd car with two college students at the house and a third child in high school), and it is still broken down.
8) Had a washing machine break down (thankfully we got a used one to use for now...)
9) Did four weeks of marriage counseling with two different couples.
And when I came to the end of the list I realzied...I'd been pretty busy. Very busy. But I still want to blog, and I still want to finish a book that I started writing, and I still want to have a weekend seminar on how to study your Bible, and I still want to put together a "Saturday in the park" preaching & worship day in the Yuba / Sutter area, and I still want to.....well, you get the picture.
There is much I want to do.
There is only one thing that I must do.
Follow Jesus.
When all is said and done, that is what I want to be known for.
I don't want to be so busy about the work of the Lord that I forget the Lord of the work.
So hopefully, tomorrow, I will blog again.
But if not....tomorrow, as today, I will follow Jesus. Then I know that not matter what I accomplish (or don't accomplish), I know that I will be doing the ONE thing that He would have me do.
I leave you with the lyrics of a song by one of my top five Christian artists: Rich Mullins.
The song is called: My One Thing
Everybody I know says they need just one thing
And what they really mean is that they
need just one thing more
And everybody seems to think
They've got it coming
Well I know that I don't deserve You
Still I want to love and serve You
More and more
You're my one thing
Save me from those things
That might distract me
Please take them away and purify my heart
I don't want to lose the eternal for
The things that are passing
'Cause what will I have when the world is gone
If it isn't for the love that goes on and on with
CHORUS:
My one thing, You're my one thing
And the pure in heart shall see God
You're my one thing
You're my one thing
And the pure in heart shall see God
Who have I in Heaven but You Jesus
And what better could I hope
To find down here on earth
I could cross the most distant reaches
Of this world, but I'd just be wasting my time
'Cause I'm certain already, I'm sure
I'd find You're
CHORUS
Every night and every day
You hold on tight
Or you drift away
And you're left to live
With the choices you make
Oh Lord please give me the strength
To watch and work and love and sing and pray
'Cause who have I in Heaven but You Jesus?
And what better could I hope
To find down here on earth?
Well I could cross the most distant reaches
Of this world, but I'd just be wasting my time
'Cause I'm certain already I'm sure I'd find
You're my one thing (one thing)
You're my one thing (one thing)
And the pure in heart shall see God
Ok, so there's that.
Pastor Dave
