BBD 10.25.06 The Adventure
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10.25.06
The Adventure
.so that you come short in no gift, eagerly waiting for the revelation of
our Lord Jesus Christ, who will also confirm you to the end, that you may be
blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, by whom you
were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. - 1
Corinthians 1:7-9.
Just think-you don't need a thing, you've got it all! All God's gifts are
right in front of you as you wait expectantly for our Master Jesus to arrive
on the scene for the Finale. And not only that, but God himself is right
alongside to keep you steady and on track until things are all wrapped up by
Jesus. God, who got you started in this SPIRITUAL ADVENTURE, shares with us
the life of his Son and our Master Jesus. He will never give up on you.
Never forget that. - 1 Corinthians 1:7-9 - The Message.
Murray Wardell is a veteran glider pilot who has again attempted to set a
world flight distance record of 600km. The latest attempt has failed and
Wardell said there had been problems with the flight from the beginning. A
low cloud at the start of the flight forced him to fly too low to have the
altitude necessary to go the distance needed for the record. The landing was
unexpectedly rough as he thought he was coming in near Lake Karaka on smooth
ground but it turned out to be a swampy area. The glider came to a sudden
stop when it hit the mud with the tail of the plane being torn off during
the landing. He then had to fight his way through the bush for a kilometer
to Ripiro Beach where he called for help. Wardell said later, "I literally
staggered out onto the beach. Getting there had been surprisingly tough. Any
injuries I got on the day, I got during that walk."
I like the attitude Wardell had about the problems that he encountered as he
says, "At the end of the day it was an adventure rather than a disaster."
Wardell plans to make another record flight attempt in the near future.
The apostle Paul had a similar attitude, as that of Murray Wardell, about
his spiritual adventure as he says, "Rejoice always, pray without ceasing,
in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for
you (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)." We can see that the apostle James had the
same kind of attitude when he wrote, "My brethren, count it all joy when you
fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces
patience (James 1:2-3)." Paul and James saw the Christian life as an
adventure during which we would encounter challenges, obstacles, and
problems. However, just because we encounter those things does not mean that
we are to give up and quit.
In Steven Curtis Chapman's song, "The Great Adventure" every day is seen as
being an adventure, a challenge. That is exactly the way it is portrayed in
the Bible. We are not to be depressed and negative about everything because
bad things may happen to us along the way. We may be temporarily discouraged
but we do not have to stay that way. We can rise up remembering the promises
and exhortation of God's Word. Because all things do work to the good for
those who love the Lord and are the called according to His purpose (Romans
8:28). We can rise up and go further than we have ever gone before.
There is much that God has for every one of His children including you in
this spiritual adventure. We can give up when the problems come, when the
bad things happen; or we can rise up in His strength (Philippians 4:13) to
conquer (Romans 8:38) the spiritual territory before us.
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