Coffee With The Lord

Here’s the awesome good news for people with moral, emotional, social and “spiritual” (even “physical”) defects… God can transform lives through the impact of the message of “the gospel” (i.e what Christ has done to “save” us)! Here’s what the Bible says… “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation – the old has passed away; behold the new has come!” (2 Corinthians 5:17) Now that’s a “makeover!”
Hey, I read about this kind of “makeover” this morning during “coffee with the Lord!” (Made me want to shout for joy! Created faith and hope in my heart about my “defects!”) Here it is…

It’s a passage of Scripture written to some real rascals with significant, ugly defects on the island of Crete… (I mean read Titus 1:5-16 if you have any doubts!) “For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified [made “right with God”) by His grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life! … so that those who have believed in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people.” (Titus 3:3–8 ESV)

Now that’s a “makeover” … One incredible Divine “makeover!” Oh, and me? God’s doing it in my life and, believe me, He’s not finished with me yet! He’s making more and more like Jesus, my Savior – believe it or not I’m being “conformed to His image” (check out Romans 8:28-29) And He can do the same thing in your life… a “Divine makeover!” Wow!!!

I, the driver, was apparently spared injury. Sharon, my wife, however, experienced, 10 fractured ribs (with multiple fractures in several), a fractured collarbone that required surgery, and a punctured lung that had to be kept inflated with the insertion of a tube. Sharon was driven 100 miles to the Medical Center of Aurora, CO. First ICU for 5 days then 3 days under regular care. Plan is, if progress goes as expected, we will travel back to Waxahachie by car Tuesday, September 12 (air travel is not possible because of Sharon’s lung injury).

All that to say, Sharon and I have discovered the truth of Psalm 91 in the Bible!!! If you haven’t read it recently, let me recommend it to you! My hunch? Like Sharon and I, there will be a time or occasion in your life when you will really need to depend on it’s truth… God your protector and provider! Believe me, we’ve discovered it’s true and are banking on it going forward.

Oh, and after Tuesday, I intend to be back at it with posts from my personal daily time of “Coffee with the Lord.” Hope you understand… and lift a prayer to our wonderful Heavenly Father on our behalf.