Traffic Jam

In the book, The Present by Spencer Johnson, the main character of the story recollects the lessons he learned from a very wise man from his hometown. These lessons were given so the young man can find joy and happiness in life.

As the main character explores life and grows older, he experiences many failures in life. Every time he collides with life’s storms, he recollects what the wise man shared with him about the most precious gift in the world. He discovers that the greatest gift is...

1. If you want to live a happy and successful life, you must live in the present.
2. If you want a better future, you must learn from the past.
3. If you want to change your present, you must plan for a better future.

In other words, the greatest present in your life is your present... this moment. There is no greater gift then your present! Don’t dwell on your past. You can’t change it. Don’t dwell on your mistakes you just might miss the present! Learn from your past but live in the present!

In the Old Testament, there is a strong and gifted man named Samson. He was strong. No one could match his strength. He was given this strength by God. He did not pump iron. He did not spend hours in a gym. No, his strength was supernaturally infused into his body, supernaturally by God. And Samson was responsible to keep the secret behind the source of his strength. But because of his weak constitution towards lust, he eventually revealed the secret of his strength to a prostitute, Delilah. Philistines captured him. Treated him like an animal and gouged his eyes out [Judges 16:21]. He was blind to what was behind him. He was blind to what was ahead of him. He lost discernment. Each day, chained to a millstone, pulled the stone like an animal!

To me this is the picture of Christians who have lost sight of the Lord’s command, “to make disciples of all nations.” This is the picture of Christians who are neglecting the greatest responsibility given to us. Some how people have narrowed down Christianity to one hour on Sunday morning abdicating the great adventure and joy which God wants us to live today!

Friends, you were born with a special gift from God. It’s your life. It’s unique. It can’t be repeated. And when you have Jesus in your life, this special gift called life gets infused with a supernatural gift to build the church [1 Corinthians 12]. 

Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” John 20:21

Samson ultimately returns to God, the source of his strength, and find life again. Let us go to God today.

We dream of Disciple Church that has no walls. We dream of Disciple Church that will cause traffic jam because the presence of God is here. We dream of Disciple Church where people are loved and accepted for who they are! We dream of Disciple Church where I am not okay, you are not okay, but that is okay because God is our God! We dream of Disciple Church where laity is awaken through discipleship training to impact the world... starting from Milpitas!