From "Diapers" to "Depends"

I spent Saturday night with the youth of our church at a youth rally in Tulare... What am I doing? I'm not a youth pastor anymore! I had the best time laughing and having a great time with the kids. Today I met Loyd Wood at his home and rode with him to the rest home where he goes every Monday morning to sing with the old timers. he had been inviting me to go with him but I kept putting him off. I went today and it was one of the biggest blessings I have received in a long time. I got to speak for a few moments to the people. I spoke a word entitled, "Turn or burn!!!".....kidding..... "the Lord is my shepherd". I only spoke for about 7 minutes but it was the singing and interaction with the people who don't get a lot of attention from the church and outsiders that was the best.

From teens to 90 year old's... what an honor. You know what I learned out of this? It is easy to pursue people who look like us, talk like us, live like us, etc. We tend to pursue and surround ourselves with people WE choose. Why is it that we go after the "cool" factor? We pursue the generation or the people that have the most to offer.... completely ignoring people that have the rest of their lives ahead of them and the people that are literally the closest to eternity.

It seems as though we can be quite selective in who we go after.

When Jesus died, Joseph of aramathea begged for the body of Jesus... I have always heard that "beggars can't be choosers". as a Christian who is begging for the Body, it seems as though at times I have been a "Chooser". Joseph didn't beg for the head or the arms or the eyes or the feet or the most important parts.....but he begged for the BODY. As a "Beggar" I don't have time to be a "chooser". The people who need Christ the most may not be the most "Chic" or they may not own a big black Bible and they may not even have a taste for Starbucks but they are members nonetheless who need some people begging for them.