One Way Out.
Have any of you ever been to a corn maze? I instantly liked the idea just for the pun: corn – maize is actually a type of corn. It’s amazing, really. If you ever do go to one, it’s set up like a scavenger hunt and they give you a map. It’s a fun diversion for an afternoon.
But that’s different from the more traditional mazes, whether it’s the ones from ancient times going back to labyrinths or medieval ones with tall hedges or the ones you can do on paper or in a puzzle book. With those there tends to be one goal, one solution, one way in and one way out.
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Do unto others as you would have God do unto you.
About two minutes after the Super Bowl was over last Sunday I got a message notification on my phone. It was alerting me to what they called “Way too early odds on Super Bowl LVII (57).” So I’ll ask you, who is going to win the Super Bowl next year? What will the weather be like in November? Where will the stock market close in six months? Interest rates? Inflation? How much hinges on what Russia does or doesn’t do in the next week?
Would you like a sure bet?
Here’s a proposition. If anyone commits to doing exactly what Jesus says in this passage two things will happen: 1. Your reward will be great and 2. You will be children of the Most High. That’s no bet. That is a guarantee.
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Wanting What Jesus Offers
I’m curious as to how many of you have ever had a job where they handed you a written job description. (Please raise your hands.) I don’t think I ever have, not my paper route, summer jobs or part-time jobs when I was in school, not in my careers as a salesman, a CPA or a priest. I was told what to do in almost – almost – all of my jobs, but most often they just tell you and expect you to pick it up along the way and to do whatever it takes to get the job done.
And there is an important distinction, the tasks that need to be done to get the job done. If you’ve worked retail, you’ve had order items, to unload a truck, stock the shelves, front the shelves, sweep the floors, clean the bathroom, and all sorts of other tasks to make the store attractive and ready to serve the customer, to make sales. You job doesn’t exist just to make the floor clean.
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