Day of Praise

Sat, 08/26/17, "Day of Praise"

"Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it." - Hebrews 13:2

Generally, I don't drink coffee. 

But since we grabbed a Bible verse from He-Brews, I guess I should at least mention coffee. (Haha, get it? He-Brews coffee!) Pulpit humor!

Anyway, generally, I don't drink coffee. But oddly enough, I almost always drink coffee at two places: 1) hospitals and 2) get-your-tires-rotated places. 

Pertaining to the get-your-tires-rotated places, there was this time when I was at a get-your-tires-rotated place drinking coffee. It was just me and one other guy. We were just talkin' about nothin', like a Seinfeld episode. Finally, my car was ready, so I got up to leave. As I did, I introduced myself. The guy's eyes got wide because he recognized my name as his step-son's new 2nd grade basketball coach. He told me that he and his wife were going to pull "little M" off the team because he was new to sports and he was too tender. I basically told this total stranger that he was crazy because "little M" had awesome feet and was going to be a star. "Little M?," he said. So they left him on the team. And 10+ years later, "Little M" is indeed a star. 

Are you followin' me? Bible verse from Hebrews about strangers that reminded me about brewing and drinking coffee and a life-changing story with a total stranger. 

Which leads me back to the other place I drink coffee, namely hospitals.

I had a hospital-like setting to visit two days ago. And sure enough while I was there drinkin' coffee, I met a stranger who wanted more out of life. 

We were total strangers to each other, but as God's word declares, we had the potential to become angels to each other. ("Angel" literally means messenger.) So we got to talking, and what do you know? We became angels to each other, messengers of the hope that there's no sense in quitting  when God is clearly up to something. The next thing you know we're at the same breakfast table the next day which was yesterday/Friday. We were eating with a bunch of angels, people who are hyped up, not about an earthly game, but about the "game" of Life, eternity, the battle on this side of the everlasting, ya know, Spiritual Warfare. There was all this encouragement to stay in the game, to keep learning (because, till we die, we're all learning) to win souls for Christ. So we were encouraged not to quit, just like with "Little M" 10+ years ago, because we were told that God has given us all a gift. Ya know, a life, and talents, and a plan. So we all can become a star. On God's team. 

So, while we're at it today, hanging at oil change places, hospitals, or gas stations, praying for people getting hit by the hurricane, being in grocery stores, games, parks, wherever,  you might start a conversation by asking people if they know that God's into coffee. After all, the Bible does say, "He-brews!"

So have a great day. Be a little silly. Share a lot of love. And as always...

Praise God!