Cheryl and I had a relaxing holiday, with each other for company, enjoying what is technically called God’s general revelation:
Romans 1:19-20 ; since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.
Amazing isn’t it? The bible is clear that we can know God by taking the time to drink in his creative brilliance.
Christian life and faith – what Jesus calls “discipleship” – can become very churchy, religious, disconnected and, frankly, boring.
Next time you are out and about why not pay attention to what’s around you and give thanks for the things He has made?! This is even more opportune with wild flower season around the corner.
Why not get together and organise a wildflower weekend?
I love what the environmentally conscious have done at the back of the church – chuck your phones and batteries and can “thingies” in the tubs. It’s a way of growing spiritual awareness and developing a spiritual life that is also natural.
We found by the end of our holiday we were noticing all sorts of things that we had been blinkered to before. It was lovely too having the time to notice my wife and the amazing gift she is to me.
Finally, one simple discipleship image that has endured from our time in Denmark, is Jesus command to build our lives on the rock; how big is the rock Cheryl is standing on? We just can’t know. So it is with Jesus and his delight in you. How, wide and high and deep? That’s a discipleship reflection.
Pray for Marg our office guru. She’s visiting her only daughter in London for a week.
Blessings
Malcolm
