THE RIGHT QUESTIONS

I must admit that much of my life has been invested in finding answers to my questions. I've always been an inquisitive guy and want to know things. Today I pondered the question, "Why are gas prices still using 9/10th of a penny when advertising the cost per gallon?" It is the only product I can remember that uses a fraction of a penny. So questions like that pop into my mind. But though I may have lots of questions, there is one key question that I should be asking myself. It is "Am I asking the RIGHT questions?" There really are some right questions I should be asking that are truly important. "Do I believe in The Lord Jesus Christ? Am I being renewed in the spirit of my mind? Am I walking in the Spirit, not in the flesh? Am I growing in grace? Does my conversation please my Savior? What more can I do for Jesus?" Are we asking the right questions?

GOT PRAYER?

A year ago last summer I received an envelope in the mail.  It contained a yellow wrist band with my nephew’s name and Psalm 91 stamped on it.  Kent was in Afghanistan and his wife, Tara, was enlisting people to pray for him while he was there.  It was a one year commitment.  I wore the bracelet for the whole year eager to be part of those praying for Kent’s safety and health, and that God would use him in the lives of others.

Two months ago we handed out teal colored wristbands stamped with the words “God’s Man, God’s Glory, God at Work.”  Wearing these bands joins us together as a reminder to pray for three things.  The first is the Search Committee - that God would direct them to the new pastor who would lead CCC.  The second is to make sure we remember that all we are and do is for the purpose of bringing glory to our Lord’s worthy name.  The third is to pray for God’s Spirit to empower us in all our ministries so that we can be fruitful as we pursue His mission in our communities and world.

These bands are not magic.  They don’t pray themselves.  But they are something to remind us to pray.  Prayer is the church’s first work.  Got prayer?