Forgetful Man Walking

By Pastor Mike

“Living the Christian Life” from Colossians chapter 3 is the new message theme for Sundays here at Grace.  Last Sunday, April 11 Pastor R and Brenda Rota reminded us that the power for Christian living is derived from the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.  I even preached on Easter about Jesus being the King of Glory, the King of Kings and declaring Jesus as My King.

But in the last 12 days since Easter I too often have forgotten the power and peace from the resurrected Savior and King.  Evidence of that forgetfulness is:  worrying about the birth of our granddaughter, worrying about the needs of people in our church family and being very inconsistent in my personal devotions.

Yesterday while making a pastoral visit at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, I walked through the old dome building of the hospital.  There is a beautiful 30 foot statue of Jesus with nail scarred hands open wide and under his nail-scarred feet are the words inscribed in the base of the sculpture: “Come unto Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.”   (Matthew 11:28)

This forgetful man walking by that statue of Jesus needed that reminder!   How about you?