It Is Just Jesus

Yesterday, I spent some time thinking as I was cleaning and organizing at our new church building.  

I thought about how it seems God is on the verge of "blowing it out of the water".  The phrase, blowing it out of the water, means to utterly destroy something, such as a plan.

Hmm...boy, do we young pastors and pastor's wives have plans?  We learned all the "techniques" and "procedures" in college.  We have a little life experience in this thing.  Now for the "plan" to just work.

Nope.  God doesn't work that way.  

Can you recall any two times that Jesus healed someone...the same way?  One person he made to dip in muddy water seven times.  One person he put spit and mud on their eyes.  One person had to touch the hem of his garment.

Why didn't Jesus simply say..."All blind folks who want to be healed - follow this five step procedure for healing."?

Maybe it was because he wanted to show that...

It isn't in methods.

It isn't in traditions.

It isn't in a plan.

It is just Jesus.

Do you have a financial plan of getting out of debt today?  Do you have a method for rearing your children?  Do you have a plan for building your youth group or Connection Group?  Are you steeped in traditions for building that church?  

We have a new building, new music pastor, new hospitality ministry, new nursery facility, new church calendar...and oh so much more.  But that isn't what is going to blow it out of the water for Sierra View.

Plans, methods and traditions are good.  

Just don't forget in working those...

it is just Jesus.