Will You Choose My Lamb?

Today is Palm Sunday. It’s that day during the church year that we celebrate the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. It’s the one place that Jesus should have avoided, and yet today we are reminded that He went willingly. I’m overwhelmed at that thought…

The city was filled with people. In fact, it is estimated that some 2.5 million people had gathered there. They had come to Jerusalem for a purpose. Today was “lamb selection day”; that day when the head of each household would select the passover lamb for their family.

It was a time of remembrance. They would remember their exodus from Egypt. God had heard His peoples cries for deliverance, and deliverance came. The death angel passed over any home under the protection of the blood of the lamb and ultimately set them free.

It was a time of expectation. They would look for Messiah to come. Just as they had been delivered from the tyranny of Pharoah, they believed they would be set free from the oppression of Caesar. God would deliver them. He had promised. The anticipation was evident.

So today they would choose their lamb: That perfect sacrifice symbolizing their past deliverance and future restoration. Yet while the city is electric with the selection process, God is at work.

Today would be different. Today, deliverance would come.

Descending the mount is Jesus seated upon a donkey’s colt. God has invaded humanity and today He is confronting all people. In the busyness of the selection process and their religous routine God was asking humanity, “Will you choose my Lamb?”.

It’s the choice that confronts us all.

So, It’s Been a While!

There are no excuses for my lack of activity on this blog… Trust me: I’ve tried to come up with some! There just aren’t any.

Throughout my life I have heard others use the phrase, “Turning over a new leaf” and have decided it’s time to do just that. I’m not really sure who originally coined that phrase or am not really certain I understand exactly what it means… but, I’m doing it.

Let the adventure (or leaf turning for that matter) begin!

Time, Existence and Life

It seems like we take so many things for granted in life.  For instance: time.  We are certain to fill our time with the things that are most important to us.  And somehow, while we are organizing our schedules, coordinating our calendars and running from meeting to meeting: Life just happens. 

So I guess what we do with our time defines the type of people we are.  At this point, a litany of things could be listed to show how we spend our time.  And honestly, it would be easy to realize just how poorly we value our time… simply to exist.  Sadly, we are existing but not really living.

Time is a gift from God that allows us to experience living; and in truly living have life.  And yet, we never seem to have time for anything. 

Now, it’s not my purpose here to ask you how you spend your time.  But I am curious: Are you truly living?

Tough questions.  But, questions we must ask ourselves from time to time.  I want to live in the time that God has given: Not just exist!  I’ve missed out too many times.  I want to really live… so, I think I’ll take the time!

Billy

Getting Started…

I’ve been thinking about this blogging thing for quite a while now.  It seems like there are many things in my life that I intend to do – and yet, never get around to doing.  I decided this would not be one of those things!  I’m gonna give it a try.

This is a work in progress.   I really need to come up with a catchy title and all those clever things.  Maybe I should have waited until I figured all that out to begin.  But then again, had I done that it would probably never have begun.  So, this is the beginning. 

Wow.  There it is.  I guess I’ve actually started blogging now…

And it feels great!