Day of Praise

Tu, 04/01/14, "Day of Praise"

Psalm 119:87 - "They have almost made an end of me on earth, but I have not forsaken your precepts."

It's no joke on this April Fool's Day to tell you that I thought I was a goner.

I was driving down the long, steep hill with a hard left curve out of our neighborhood at the posted speed limit of twenty-five (no joke) just like I always do (which is a joke). I was going back to church for a six-o'clock meeting (no joke), while a bunch of cars were streaming into our neighborhood from a totally delightful day of work (which probably is a joke). Just as I was coming into the hard left curve, this other guy was coming really fast out of the hard curve. And texting (no joke), which I never do while driving (which is a joke). He was at least ten feet over the yellow line (no joke), while I stayed totally calm (which is a joke). My life flashed before my eyes (no joke). I immediately thought of the first part of today's verse from Psalm 119:87a, "They have almost made an end of me on earth" (which is a joke). I actually looked it up later (no joke). The guy looked up in the nick of time, swerved back into his lane, and waved at me calmly as if the whole thing was a joke. Me? I can't say I thought of the second part of today's verse ("I have not forsaken [God's] precepts"), but I did keep a precept when I said, "Thank you, Jesus!" And that's no joke!

Praise God! (Yes, no joke; come what may today, April Fool's joke or otherwise, praise and thank the Lord!)

Praise God!


Pastor Chris
"The gospel is the story of Jesus [what God's only Son has done for us that we can't do for ourselves], spoken as a promise." - Robert Jenson