Friday's fun

I had an appointment this morning, but my friend was unable to come. I found this out when I was looking for our contact spot in a local mall. So I had a coffee and re-wrote my Do-List. What has that got to do with the Kingdom? What I saw was that most of the things on my list were connected with people. People in whose lives I expect(ed) to see God at work. So it is with a sense of "fun" that I look forward to making contact with them to see what, in fact, God is doing.

What followed was a frustrating incident with an ATM machine that swallowed my cash. I had to go to my bank to report what had happened and had a conversation with the staff person who I knows attends another Baptist Church in Christchurch. We talked about days off and what we would do, and the imminence of retirement (for her, not me!). God is at work in her and she is a part of the Kingdom in that bank.

Trevor is taking over organising the computer program for Sunday services. He, too, is, to me, a symbol of God at work. I observe his attention to detail while he helps people worship on Sundays, and he does it because he has some skills he can use in the church. He is an encouragement to me.

In my Bible reading this morning (Philippians chapter 1) I noted three things about life:

1. Live as though everything that happens to me will spread the Good News.
2. Live so as to bring honour to God
3. Live as a citizen of heaven.

Remember - we are in this struugle together.