MosaicRC

Hey, hey, Mosaic RC!

As you consider an E.R. room, what goes through you mind? I sense sirens, ambulances, lots of adrenalin, rushing around, monitors, defibrillator paddles, blood, and doctors. Usually what we see in the physical world is so obvious, because it is all so tangible. However, there is a world that is not so obvious: the spiritual realm. It is invisible to our eyes, but it is as real as your arm. As we live life, we are constantly under the attack of an evil militia. Ephesians 6 tells us how to combat this enemy. But what about those of us that have been so brutally beaten and bruised? Where do we go to find solace? Who can heal our aches and pains - bandage our open wounds that the world has so harshly inflicted? Where do we refer our friends that have afflictions from this unforgiving world? I believe that God has called the church to be that place. Unfortunately, some churches seem to be hard to get into. Much like the uninviting waiting room in the urgent care, they say, “Take a number and have a seat. We’ll get to you ’soon.’”

I pray that God would make Mosaic RC an emergency room that has plenty of beds, workers, and patients to recover from their injuries while they are met and healed by Jesus - the “Great Physician.”

Go heal the sick and raise the dead,

Rod

Post Script,

I wanted to say thanks to all of you who have so graciously cooked for all of our new parents. Thanks for loving so generously!

Howdy MosaicRC,

Well Dads, how was your father’s day?  Mine was very relaxing.  Isn’t it wild how much responsibility there is in being a good dad?  When I stop to think about the enormity of the influence I have over my children, it is sobering.  Where could I go other than the Bible to get the coaching I need to be a great father.  I mean earthly fathers, as good as some are, still disappoint, let down, and fail their kids.  But our Heavenly Father never does.  He is our everlasting father (Isa. 9:6). He will never leave or fail us (Deut. 31:6).  He loves us as his own.  John 17:23 tells us that He loves us as much as He loves Jesus.  Whether you are a new dad or a father of many years, the Bible has the instructions on how to be a great dad; and it is never too late to start with what the Book tells us.  Here are 3 things I see as imperative in a great dad:

1. John 17:23 Love you kids like crazy
2. Deut 31:6  Take time to be around kids
3. Prov. 22:6  Teach you kids

I’ll leave you with this,

My dad didn’t tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.  ~Clarence Budington Kelland

See ya soon,

Rod