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Be Thankful!
I am so thankful to be your pastor.
This is another do-over for me.
The number of times I’ve messed up.
Be thankful I’m not the same guy I was when I was a 30-year old, brand new seminary graduate, know-it-all.
The mistakes I’ve made!
Lessons that have been written in my blood.
Like the time in Minot the church needed a new computer.
The creative minds, the staff, wanted a powerful Mac.
As it was we were doing a lot of the creative work on my personal Mac.
But, it would have been nice if the church owned one.
But, the board that made the decision also was responsible for the budget and they wanted a PC.
We ended up having it out one night at a meeting.
It did not go well.
We ended up w/ 2 small computers and neither one was big enough to do what we needed it to do.
Or, my second church.
I was the CE guy.
For curriculum orders I kept track of attendance in the children’s classrooms.
I noticed right away that we were graduating 12-14 kids into the youth group and only bringing 2 or 3 kids into the 2-year old class.
So, I went to the elders to tell them that we needed to do something to reach younger families.
The church was on a bad path.
Again, did not go well.
I came across as that know-it-all.
One of the elders later slipped and let me know they called me “Chicken Little” after that.
Here’s the thing w/ that, though.
That church is gone.
They never figured out how to backfill the pews after the core moved on.
I was right.
But, I didn’t handle it well.
I’m supposed to be a communicator!
Or in Indiana when I showed up to a couple of adult Sunday School Bible study classes and just announced we were moving the to a different time.
We, legitimately had a space problem and needed to make some changes.
But, just showing up and announcing to 100 adults that I’ve made the decision to disrupt their Sunday morning schedule that they’ve had for 10 years.
Here I am.
I thank God that He led us here.
In ministry in Paradise w/ all of you.
I am so thankful!
Still, not perfect by any stretch.
I don’t make as many mistakes as I used to.
But, thanks for your patience.
They still happen.
Hopefully, I’ve learned a few things.
I’m so thankful for my wife.
She has been so patient w/ me.
She’s been w/ me since I I didn’t know a thing about negotiating when were first married.
Some guy tells me the price and I’m pealing bills out of my wallet before she stops me and starts working they guy.
I still barely know which end of a tool to hold.
I’ve learned a few things, bought a few things, fixed a few things and learned a little along the way.
I’ve learned to stay out of the kitchen until it’s time to clean up.
I’m thankful for my kids.
They are so far from perfect.
But they, too, have been patient w/ me and Sara for our imperfections.
They all know Jesus and are either in careers, or headed into a career, of helping people.
Sara has started apologizing to them for being 84.
We’re not 84, yet.
And, when we are we won’t be sorry for making their lives hard.
So, she’s apologizing now.
I’m not done w/ my ministry here.
John Martin, one of my seminary profs told us.
“Your best ministry years are between 40 and senility.”
So, I’m good till my belt starts slipping.
And, Sara and I, if were average, we’ve got 25-30 more years together.
Then, you know, you never stop parenting your kids.
Well, that is until your belt starts slipping.
All the mess-ups, all the scars and consequences, all the lessons written in blood and all the do-overs; we’re still not done w/ what God called us to start.
But, it’s important to stop, from time to time, and be thankful.
We need to admit mistakes, apologize for them and accept forgiveness.
And, appreciate all that God has graciously done for us as well as what He has promised to do in the future.
the Jews finished building the Temple and celebrated with a dedication service.
There was still a lot of work to be done.
This was their do-over; their second time to be in the PL.
They had the altar and the Temple they built around it.
But, they didn’t have a city or city wall, yet.
Nehemiah would come later and finish.
And, there still are only 2 tribes represented.
A few years later, and in the next chapter, Ezra will lead the rest back.
But, even w/ all the work yet to be done, the stopped and gave thanks to God for what they had up to that point.
Project Completed
With Diligence!
Active, energetic, perseverance.
This describes the Persian gov’t officials.
From the last passage, we read that the Jews were working diligently.
Now, everyone is on board and all in on this project.
The governor and his assoc are trying to please the king, hoping for favor and maybe a promotion.
Remember what the king’s decree included.
Leave them alone.
No harassment.
Use tax money to pay for the construction and sacrifices.
Enforce capital punishment on anyone who violated this edict.
Including the gov’t officials!
They were motivated to help the Jews get this done.
They don’t believe in God.
They didn’t worship Him.
Can God work where there is no faith?
Absolutely.
He is not limited by a lack of faith in Him.
Does He? Sometimes.
If it suits His purposes.
He wanted the Temple built.
It got done.
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