1. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART
“For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and he will commend you.” (Romans 13:3)
So I’m sitting in my car in the grocery store parking lot, and I see in my side mirror a police officer getting out of his car and walking toward me. His arms are covered with tattoos, and he’s making serious eye contact with my license plate.
Here’s the deal: I know my tags are expired. Driving my car around like that is breaking the law, and he’s about to tell me about it. At first, I feel a little thrill of fear; nobody wants to get busted by a scary cop covered in ink. Then I feel a little angry: “Doesn’t he have anything better to do?”
Then I hear the apostle Paul’s voice from this passage. Turns out he sounds just like Clint Eastwood. Actually, it’s God’s Spirit reminding me of truth: My fear and anger are my fault for breaking the law. The officer is God’s servant (see the next verse); my frustration is with God’s authority, not this guy’s. And up close, the tatts are actually very skillfully rendered.
I agree to get new tags the next day as humbly as I can; he mercifully keeps his ticket book in his holster. I stop hearing Clint’s voice quoting Paul by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Pray: Ask God to help you to see Paul’s challenging perspective on this issue of authority. Thank God for the authority he has placed in your life, from your parents to your president.
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2. FORGETTABLE FACT
Babies' eyes do not produce tears until the baby is approximately six to eight weeks old.
3. POTENT QUOTABLES
The sun was warm but the wind was chill.
You know how it is with an April day.
~ Robert Frost
Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer.
~ Ted Williams
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
~ T.S. Eliot
4. UH, THAT'S FUNNY?
Q. How do baseball players stay cool?
A: They sit next to their fans!
What's round and bad-tempered?
A vicious circle.
5. NOW HEAR THIS!
May 7th AMP IT UP! at Camp Warren... we will leave at 9 and return around 5:30
May 15, 22 and 29 Sunday Night Youth
June 5th Sunday School Picnic
June 12 and 26th Sunday Night Youth
June 24th Lincoln Brewster concert after Cheifs game... $18.00 (will prob get some change back)
Camps in July! See Keri or ilcog.org for registration forms
