I’ve written over atEven for Onetoday. Here’s an excerpt:
I’m a little teary-eyed this morning. It started with Starbucks. Let me explain. My Little Girl (she’s 41 and no she won’t mind me giving her age; she’s like her Momma, we are proud of our ages. Anyway) my Little Girl moved away (took my grand-babies with her!) to a place hours away. She stopped at Starbucks this morning on her way to the office (yes on Saturday!) and she posted a pic to Face book of her TWO cups of coffee. I commented: Oh, I wish I was in the land of Hickory (hum along) :) which sent me down memory lane holding hands with today.
That’s what I heard Charles say. Charles Billingsley. I was watching/listening to a You Tube. Charles was in concert at a church in Macon, Georgia. And right about 30 minutes in he was encouraging the congregation and he said reckon. And I was off!
Some would say that’s a pretty southern word. It’s a godly word too. The Scripture passage I was thinking of was Romans 8:18. There Paul utilized it as an accounting term. Reckon. Count it. Count it as so. By the way in the KJV you will find Reckon 33 times. Here’s a link in case you want to check it out.HERE
Romans 8: 18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. [source]
And so we count and if we count it so, I reckon that reckoning will change how we live. And I reckon, I need to do some reckoning.
I reckon. Seriously smiling here. :)
Now. One more thing and I’ll press publish.
That Charles Billingsley you tube? You got an hour and 28 minutes? I reckon it’s worth every minute I’ve invested. Perhaps you will too.
And a bit (translation: a few minutes) before the I reckon, he sings a song, and a certain portion of the lyrics is this: You wrapped my soul inside Your Arms. I don’t know about you but upon hearing those words I was wrapped in love this morning; and not just me but I saw in those words my Girls wrapped in His Arms too. Don’t you reckon some worship was going on? :)
Checked Twitter today and discovered this so I’m saving, sharing and joining in on behalf of my GRANDS.
Click the link below and if you like step into this prayer for those young ones you love freshly back to school. (It may take a couple of seconds to load so wait for it and you may have to click on the speaker – it’s worth it!)
In case some of you moms don’t have a prayer partner today or could use an extra one, my prayer for your school kids: pic.twitter.com/MBwh4mNd9r
Wow! Let us carefully examine these definitions of sacred.
What if we considered:
1. This day as exclusively devoted to Jesus?
2. This day to be worthy to be regarded with reverence?See Psalm 118:2424 This is the day which the Lord has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it. 3. This day as having been declared holy by The LORD Himself – what if we agreed with Him and so embraced it – this ordinary (holy, sacred) Wednesday?
4. This day devoted exclusively to pleasing Him with our conduct and activities? Like riding our bikes? And looking for Him in everything as we go! :)
5. This day we respected theses 24 hours and used them wisely?See Ephesians 5:16 16 Use your time well, for these are evil days. 6. This day is related to worship just as much as Sunday? Just as much as Sunday, we dedicate this day to worshiping Jesus in everyday things we do today?
What if?
What if this everyday, ordinary Wednesday was sacred ?
But it is!
It really is!
Oh I hope I remember this when this post is sent and I am on my way into this everyday sacred Wednesday or Thursday, Friday . . .
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