MISSING THE POINT

You guessed it.  That is "The Weather Channel".  It say's so in the 

little blue box over on the left side.  And that's the weather for when 

ever.  Yes, that was all it would show me, no matter how long I waited

this morning.

I do not know about you, but when I go to "The Weather Channel"

it is for data or information.  Information about the weather.  You know.

Is it going to rain today?  Can I wear a short sleeved shirt, or do I need

a jacket?  What can I expect, or what happened here or somewhere else.

Over the last few months I have made an observation about "The Weather

Channel".   Every time they have "upgraded" [Ha, ha, ha or LOL or 

snicker, snicker.] it has downloaded slower.  Yes, every time.   They

have been spending their time trying to "pretty" it up.  And that adds more

data for the poor old computers to download.

This may only be true of us on satellite or wireless.  It might not effect

"dial up" and other forms of internet service.

But "The Weather Channel" is missing the point.  Most of us do not go

to "The Weather channel" for wallpaper for our computers.  Nor for art

work, or pretty pictures or pleasing backgrounds.  BUT DATA.  Weather

information to be exact.  When "The Weather Channel" was not so pretty,

at least I could get the information I as after and get it in short order.

However, am I doing the same thing with my life???

Trying to impress others?  Or accumulate a bunch of stuff that I cannot 

take with me anyway?  Or squeeze all the fun out of life that I can?

In short, clutter my life up with stuff that does not count in the end?

Ed McCully, one of the five missionary martyrs in Ecuador said,

"It's hard to keep our primary purpose in view when

we get so swamped with secondary things."

-Ed McCully September 1953.

I believe it was C.T. Studd who said,

"Only one life 'twill soon be past, only what's

done for Christ will last."

Am I focused on my purpose of being here and the day I stand before

God to give an account of my years spent here?  Or am I dragging in a

lot of unrelated material and effort?

WHAT'S THE POINT?

LIFE WITH OUT GOD

IS LIKE AN UNSHARPENED PENCIL.

WHAT'S THE POINT.

WHAT'S THE POINT?

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One Sunday

the pastor was out of state holding meetings.  That's a good thing.

The pulpit was filled (Is that the proper way to say it?) by one of the other ministers.

That's a good thing.

I don't remember the way he said it, but this brother had something that was bubbling up in him.  Something that was burning.  Something that would not let go, and he was wanting to share it with us.

Now that is a great thing.

Bring it on brother, I was in need of something from the Lord.

What was it?

I DO NOT KNOW.

The sermon must have been a good one.  I did not go to sleep.

The sermon filled about the normal amount of time, or a little more.

Plenty of time to get a point across.

But at the end of the sermon, I did not know what the point of the sermon was.

The next day (Monday)

early in the morning while mulling the sermon over in my mind - I still did not know the point of the sermon.

My point.

I strongly suspect that the reason was,

the point of the sermon was buried under an avalanche of words.

You know, like too much water for one tea bag.

The tea is diluted to the point you cannot tell what the flavor is.

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"Think before you speak, 

and don't make any rash promises to God.

He is in heaven and you are on earth,

so don't say any more than you have to."

-Ecclesiastes 5:2 (GNB)

"The more you talk, the more likely you are to sin.

If you are wise, you will keep quiet."

-Proverbs 10:19 (GNB)