It Was Hot!

Our Christmas song goes something like this: “The weather outside is frightful…” But this past week we were saying the same but in a different way. We Canadians spend a lot of time talking about the weather. It’s either too hot, or too cold, too much sun or too cloudy.  We even had the odd time we are lost for words when all we need to say is, “today, the weather is perfect”.

We are creatures who have the unfathomable ability to analyze everything about our outward environment. It’s true, but we have to understand the difference between whiners and wishful thinkers. This goes beyond just the weather. Case in point, we complain about the grass. First it turns brown way too fast as the sun comes out and withers not just the grass but us as well. So, we fertilize and it grows like crazy and we complain we have to cut it too often. To which we say, “Can’t win for loosing”.

The question for today is, “Do we also have similar problems internally?” Are we sometimes cool and sometimes hot? Interestingly, this past week I struggled with the word for the Sunday. The word was commitment. In some way, I was still struggling with it myself. Until I read the daily verse for today.

It told me of one place we need it to be hot all the time. Not externally but internally. Here it is for all of us.  The NIV reads: “the Spirit gives us power and love”. But the MSG reads “. . . the special gift of ministry you received . . . —keep that ablaze! We all received it when we were called. Every time it gets hot outside, may we be reminded to be hot inside for Him.

Something to think about.

Rob