This Life is Short....So What Will We Do With It?

This past week has been quite an interesting one. It started out in amazing fashion. Sunday morning we got a special treat at church as some of our youth performed a short skit during our worship celebration. Tracy had been working with 7 of our students for about a month on this skit to Lifehouse's song entitled "Everything". They did an outstanding job with this skit. I saw countless people through out our congregation that were literally moved to tears. I could not have been more proud of these guys and girls. Pastor Chuck gave a sermon that went right along with the skit that was also quite powerful.
The skit was basically a powerful portrayal of how seductive satan can be in our world as he tries (quite successfully at times) to lure us away from the love of our sweet Savior, Jesus Christ. The skit also showed though how Jesus is always standing by waiting to step in on our behalf and protect us from satan's onslaught, if we will only reach out to Him. Check back soon as I will try to upload a copy of this skit for you all to enjoy.

Later in the week I had the honor of serving as a pallbearer at the funeral of Dr. Raymond Louis Scott. He had passed away early Sunday morning after several weeks of deteriorating health. This was one of the most emotional funerals that I had ever been to as all three of his remaining sons shared about their love for their earthly father. They shared about Dr. Scott's passion for his family, for teaching, for loving, and for serving others. They truly showed what an amazing legacy Dr Scott has left behind as each of these sons shared about their own personal love and devotion for Jesus Christ that they had developed from watching their earthly father love and earnestly seek to know and follow his Savior. I could not help but to be inspired to work even harder as a father and husband to leave a similar legacy through my own wife and children.

He will certainly be missed but I know that he is currently experiencing his great goal in life...sitting before the throne of the one and only God of all creation, reunited with his son Richard, and axiously awaiting the rest of his family as they continue to serve Christ here.