Don’t forget to Vote!

Well, have you made up your mind yet?  You've had five weeks to decide but I'd be willing to wager that you had your mind made up long before then.  As a matter of fact, I would suspect that there hasn't been much done or said over the past five weeks that has had much of an impact on the decision that you had already made...... but then again maybe I'm wrong, it's happened before.

I'm talking about the federal election of course.  You did remember the election, right?  I mean, how could you miss the signs, ads and television commercials?  So, after listening to all the hype and all the promises you now have to intelligently cast a ballot.  A daunting task to say the least, but it must be done!  Some people say that it doesn't matter because no matter who you vote for a politician will still get in. 

But as a Canadian you have an obligation to vote. People around the world would die to have that privilege and when you give up your right to vote you give up your right to complain.  And as a Christ Follower, you have an obligation  to pray for your leaders, whether you voted for them or not. Have a great week and remember: To see what is really possible, you will have to attempt the impossible.

Swing of Emotions

Penn of Denn

Talk about a swing in emotions.  I have been working on two separate messages this week, one for Good Friday and one for Easter Sunday. A message of despair and a message of hope. A message of defeat and a message of victory. A message about the depths that man can fall and a message about the heights that God can lift us.  Two messages both need to be preached but truthfully I prefer Easter Sunday messages to Good Friday Messages. I know that without the crucifixion that we couldn't have the resurrection, but still we killed Him!

He offered us life and we killed him, He came in love and we destroyed Him with hatred.  Good Friday? For who? Jesus? They nailed him to a cross. For humanity? We showed how depraved we really can be.  Good Friday, I think not. Black Friday? Maybe. Bad Friday? For sure.  Without Sunday Friday is a blot on the history of humanity. But Sunday changes all of that and turns despair to joy, defeat to victory.

We may not have been there on Friday but we are just as guilty. We may not have been there on Sunday but we are just as forgiven.  Have a great week and remember: To see what is really possible, you will have to attempt the impossible.

You Will Get Caught

I read an article the other day that R & B singer Rhianna was mortified that nude pictures that she had sent her boyfriend, had surfaced and ended up on the internet. I wonder if it ever crossed her mind that having nude digital pictures floating around was a bad idea?

It's not unusual to hear in the entertainment world that a celebrity has been embarrassed by pictures or video from their past. So why in the world would Rhianna think that her embarrassing pictures would remain private?

How often do people deceive themselves into thinking that they can do whatever they want to do, and that nobody will ever find out? But nothing remains a secret; nothing. The Bible teaches and life reinforces the reality that you will get caught. And if you get to the end of your life thinking you got away with it, remember the words of Jesus in Mark 4:22 "For everything that is hidden will eventually be brought into the open, and every secret will be brought to light."

The change that Christ makes in our lives is not just in the things that people can see but needs to be a change in the secret areas of our life as well. Have a great week and remember: To see what is really possible, you will have to attempt the impossible.