Scripture: Matthew 22:2
The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding party for his son.
Thought for the Day: Rev. Dr. Mike Graves is one of the best preachers I have ever heard. He still holds two of my top five sermons ever. He is currently working at a church in the Kansas City area and teaching preaching classes. In a recent newsletter article, Mike wrote:
Every Sunday morning the preacher of the day dares to set a story from the Scriptures next to the time a dear uncle was hospitalized or tasting some amazing ice cream recently. Preachers set everyday stories next to the ones in the Bible, and no one bats an eye. That’s because properly understood, there is no distinction between sacred and secular. Well, there is nowadays, but that’s a modern construction. Our ancestors in the faith considered pretty much everything sacred because God’s creation is good, a doctrine backed up with Jesus becoming flesh.
Now I do not believe Mike is suggesting we should be cavalier about comparisons that are made, but even Jesus made extraordinary connections between the Kingdom of God and some of the most common experiences in life. Not only did he create a window through which we glimpsed the character of God’s Reign, but he also challenged us to be aware of how our daily experiences contain hints of the eternal.
Prayer: Merciful God, may the scriptures teach us to look for your revelation that never ceases. Amen.
