Jesus Is...

When I was a young boy, we learned a song in church that we absolutely wore out. (We did that with lots of good songs and sometimes still do). You may remember this song, "He Is My Everything."

It spoke of Jesus and how He gave His life for us and made everything new. He could be your everything as He is mine too. Those are powerful words.

Who is Jesus to you? I would really like to hear from you on this. There are many characteristics of Jesus mentioned in scripture. He is our King, Lord, Savior, Master, Counselor, Comforter, Prince of Peace, and on and on.

Did you realize that Jesus is mentioned through various ways in every book of the Bible? Through prophecy, analogy, story, etc. He is brought to the forefront. He is THE point of all scripture. Praise to God for Jesus!

Who is He to you personally? Is He just another thing to talk about or is He your everything? Think about it.

A Servant-Minded Son

Our family had a great time last week on vacation. We didn't really travel anywhere until Friday. I just relaxed around the house and spent more time with Ellen. On Friday, we left for Southaven, MS to play in the Earlybird Classic Baseball Tournament. It really is an awesome place to play baseball. It is a seventeen field complex with games going on most of the fields all weekend long.

One of the highlights of the weekend for me was seeing my son handle a situation that I don't remember ever happening to him. He has played baseball since he was three. He is twelve now. To my remembrance he has never NOT started a ball game. He has started and played most every inning of every ball game he has ever played in. I don't say this to brag, but I tell you this story to make a point.

Brandon has always been a top player in our league. He has a good glove and has always put the ball in play. (Now I'm bragging like a doting father, but bear with me.) On this particular team, however, there are many boys who have taken growth spurts and have surpassed Brandon in size and strength.

On this particular day, the coach started another boy named Jacob. He is a good player too and a good kid. I watched intently to see how Brandon would handle this situation. I was so proud to see him standing on the top step of the dugout cheering the team on. When the inning was over, he "hi-fived" his counterpart and congratulated him on the two good plays he made in the field. I could have never been more proud. That showed a team spirit and a Christian attitude. He gave up his spot to allow someone else to shine and then cheered them on about it. What a sacrifice!

Philippians 2 tells us to have the same mind that Jesus had. It goes on to say that the mind He had was that of a servant and one of sacrifice. Jesus gave up His place with God so that you and I could have a place with Him in heaven. My son could not have displayed this servant spirit any better and I am so proud of him.