Thought for Saturday, July 28th

July 28, 2012

Living Like An Adjective

The purpose of an adjective is to illuminate, describe, enhance or compliment something or someone.  As Christians our purpose and objective should be to compliment or illuminate God’s power and presence in our lives: as well as to enhance His purpose and desire for the world. 

“Never loose a chance of saying a kind word (being a compliment).  As Collingwood never saw a vacant place in his estate but he took an acorn out of his pocket and planted it, so deal with your compliments through life.  An acorn cost nothing, but it may spread into a prodigious timber.”

-       William Makepeace Thackeray

   If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister; Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church: Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;  Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.

 Colossians 1:23-29

We are challenged by God’s word to present ourselves, our bodies, as a living sacrifice to be holy and acceptable to God which is deemed to be a reasonable service.   Does it not then, stand to reason, that the idea of living as an adjective is a completely rational and realistic objective that we should embrace and endeavor to achieve?

What better way to worship Him than to live in a way that compliments, illuminates and enhances who He is; what He has done in us: and what He is able to do for others.

Today’s Prayer

Father, you who created all things and for whom all things were created deserve to be complimented, illuminated and honored in all that we do: help me to be faithful and purposeful in living like an adjective for you.

“When the music fades
All is stripped away
And I simply come
Longing just to bring
Something that's of worth
That will bless Your heart
I'll bring You more than a song
For a song in itself
Is not what You have required
You search much deeper within
Through the way things appear
You're looking into my heart
I'm coming back to the heart of worship
And it's all about You,
It's all about You, Jesus
I'm sorry, Lord, for the thing I've made it
When it's all about You,
It's all about You, Jesus “

-  Lyrics from ‘Heart of Worship’ by Matt Redman