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day 2010: Who Will Show Up?

“But Jesus replied, “My Father is always working, and so am I.”

I really enjoy playing the game of golf.  Even though I am still not good at the game, I love the challenge, being outside and competing against myself to get better and better, or not. My buddy Fig likes to start each round from the tee box with what has become his signature line, “Lets see who shows up today.”  Golf is not the only activity where our human variability can leave us wondering, “Who will show up?” We can have off days in anything we do and the more precise that we need to be the harder it becomes to reach that precision or perfection. I upgraded my phone a few weeks ago and the Verizon sales person asked that if I received a customer support would I please give them a perfect 10? It’s hard to find any interaction that meets all of our expectations because it’s just hard to have the best show up each and every time.  But, that’s what we need to strive for, each and every day.

When Jesus tells us that He and God, His Father are always working and always there, we never have to worry or even consider if He will show up for us.  You see, He is always on, always there.  It is us who have to show up to receive Him.  Not ever, the other way around. Let’s remember that as we go into this weekend.

Reference: John 5:17 (New Living Translation)