Develope a Palate

Develope a Palate
Daily intake of the Word nourishes the Spirit. Jeremiah's Menu is an exercise in recognizing God's Word made flesh in and around me. Eating the Word in a way that supplies the spiritual nutrients needed to grow. The Menu is offered with the hope of inspiring you to taste and see that the Lord is good. Bon Appetite!

Quote Du Jour

Quote du Jour
Christians may differ on a variety of points, but they have all one spiritual appetite; and if we cannot all feel alike, we can all feed alike on the bread of life sent down from heaven. At the table of fellowship with Jesus we are one bread and one cup. As the loving cup goes round we pledge one another heartily therein. Get nearer to Jesus, and you will find yourself linked more and more in spirit to all who are like yourself, supported by the same heavenly manna. ---Charles Spurgeon, Morning and Evening

Thursday, December 27, 2012

freedom... love... service... (and wi-fi)

The Word... entering a week of service... deepened during the worship with youth...

For you were called to freedom, brothers.
Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh,
but through love serve one another.
Galatians 5:13
ESV

...called to freedom... by the One who is ultimately... and completely free... called to use freedom... through love... to serve... enslave... yourself to others...

Why is this the call... of Believers...?

Because Believers... follow... the One in whom they believe...

Jesus... the Son of God... emptied Himself of His divinity... His power... His freedom... in order to serve... the ones He loves...

The whole Word becoming flesh... the pouring out of God... into a baby... is what Christmas is all about...

He used His freedom... to serve... rescue... redeem... the creation... He created...

Do you see...?

He asks us to do no less... than He did Himself... to the infinite degree...

So here... this week... sleeping on the floor of a church... (maybe a sofa)... helping to feed... and serve... 100 others... youth and adults... who have chosen... to use their freedom... to serve... through love... a community... in need... I am challenged... to solidify... this teaching... this Truth... in me...

How do you use your freedom...? 
self-indulgence...? 
or self-enslavement...?

For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters;
only do not use your freedom as an opportunity
for self-indulgence,
but through love become slaves to one another.
Galatians 5:13
NRSV

(And yes... with access to wi-fi... the blog continues... by His grace... and hopefully... His glory...)

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