Two Are Better Than One

One more disc golf related story for you this morning. When we go disc golfing, do we head out to the course with only one disc? No! Why not? Well, it's because discs vary. Some are heavier than others. Some are more stable, some less so. They fly differently. They ALL have different uses.

And that's just the discs we use. What about going disc golfing by ourselves. Is that preferred, or is it better to have someone with you?

I am old. My eyesight is failing, my back and my knees are cramping my game. Literally. Yet I still go play once or twice each week. Would it be better if someone went with me? Maybe. Probably. Yes!

We had a clean up event at our local course. We threw a round, picking up sticks as we went. On the last hole I was making my approach shot. The fairway slopes down towards the basket and is strewn with rocks. The footing was awkward and I fell.

"Are you alright?" my playing partner asked. Thankfully I was. But what if I wasn't. How long would I have been lying out there with a broken hip until someone found me? If I would have lost a disc, would I find it quicker by myself, or with someone helping me search?

Also, while we were playing that day, the friend I was playing with confided in me that one of his relatives was struggling in his marriage. I have since included the troubled couple in my prayers. Two ARE better than one.

"⁹Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor:

¹⁰If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.

¹¹Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone?

¹²Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken." - Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

And here's something worthy of note. This passage of scripture speaks about TWO being better than one. Up until the last verse when it says, "a cord of THREE strands is not quickly broken." WHO is that third strand?

Who do you think?

"Triples" anyone?

First Snow

We had our first snow of the season last week. It's always interesting driving after the first snow. It can be pretty dangerous. Like Tuesday morning.

A portion of the main highway through town was closed because of an accident. A truck driver was killed. It was not a good day to be on the roads.

The first snow looks so pretty. We've forgotten how beautiful the snow can look. With the snow however comes hidden dangers. Potholes are covered up, snow can cover the ice too.

Life is filled with hidden dangers. It's our job to navigate them safely. So how do we do that? We have laws like speed limits to help keep us safe. Yet we ignore them. We see snow falling and we forget how slippery it gets. We don't slow down for that either. And then bad things happen.

We lose control of our cars. We can also lose control of our lives. We read God's laws and we still ignore them. When we see someone we love living dangerously, do we stop them and warn them? Or do we just shake our heads?

God tells us in the Bible that we should warn others of impending danger and not just let them parish. Their blood will be on OUR heads.

"But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people and the sword comes and takes someone's life, that person's life will be taken because of their sin, but I will hold the watchman accountable for their blood.' - Ezekiel 33:6

Is there someone in your life who is hurting right now or living in sin? How do you think God wants us to love them today?

Watchman - Robin Mark

Walk With Me

Just one more picture for you this morning from the wedding I shot this past weekend. Looking out into the church parking lot I saw these two good-looking gents. What an incredible reminder for us today!

The first verse that popped into my head was Proverbs 22:6

"Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it." - Proverbs 22:6

Then, after looking at this picture for a while, another "image" came to mind. That of Jesus carrying us through all of our struggles. It reminded me of the two sets of foot prints along the beach. Then there was only one set of foot prints, then two again. The one set of footprints in our walk with Jesus represents the times He carried us through them.

So I look at these two men, one big, one small. The man doing the carrying will do so willingly until the younger man is capable of walking through life's trials on his own. And still, the older will always be willing to support the younger. Always. Why?

Love.

It's also a picture of how God used to go walking through the garden with Adam. It's the way things SHOULD be. And will be again one day.

In The Garden - Alan Jackson