Messages from Mac

Run of the House

I'll be the first one to admit, I have a problem.  I love ice cream!  I'm a connoisseur of ice cream!  I love to eat it!  I love to buy it! (on sale!) I even love to make it in my White Mountain Freezer.  Nothing is better than really good ice cream.  The only problem with ice cream is the label.  You know what I mean.  I'm talking about where it tells you there are 340 calories in (only) half a cup.  (Good grief!  What's up with that?)

Well, as a "connoisseur," I was watching the History Channel the other day when they showed the history of ice cream.  It was very interesting and I realized that I was in very good company with my love of ice cream.  Even our first president, George Washington, was a lover of ice cream.

They highlighted a few successful companies that have perfected the ice cream making process. Along with Ben& Jerry's, they featured a company called Graeter's.  I guess that's because they don't get any further south than Ohio.

They were founded in 1870 by Louis C. Graeter.  His "French Pot" Ice Cream is a very hands on process, they can only make two gallons at a time stirring it by hand.  Even though this is a slow process, they still see 300,000 gallons a year!  This slow and long process is the only way to achieve the creaminess they desire.  One day I'm just going to have to make a trip to Ohio to give it a try.  I'm sure through the years they have been tempted to find a quicker and less expensive process but they didn't want to sacrifice quality.

The same is true in our spiritual life.  Our spiritual walk is very much a hands on process.  There is not a quicker way to spiritual maturity.  For every individual Christian, it is a daily process of spending time with Him, reading His Word, listening for His voice and praying for His guidance.  Just like any relationship, it takes time together to get to know each other.  I love the way The Message say it in Colossians 3:16.  "Let the Word of Christ - The Message - have the run of the house.  Give it plenty of room in your lives.  Instruct and direct one another using good common sense.  And sing, sing your hearts our to God!  Let every detail in your lives - words, actions, whatever - be done in the name of the Master, Jesus, thanking God the Father every step of the way."

So, let's let Jesus have "the run of the house" in our lives and see the amazing things that will begin to happen.  I hope to see you this Sunday, and every Sunday at the place where we can grow together - in quality, that is.

Because of Him,

Mac

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