As we drove to church this morning around one of the curves in the road was the littlest, cutest, deer I have ever seen, right in the middle of the road. Tricia’s first words were “OOOOOOOO How cute. “ “Can we take him home?” It’s a woman’s thing!
As we drove closer to the deer, he stood his ground. It must have been a male deer; ladies don’t stand in the middle of the road. I guess it’s a man’s thing to stand in the middle of the road and show the world that you are a man. We stopped for a few seconds and I then did what is said to do at these times in life, “Honk the horn and save a life.” The little guy just stood there and with a few more taps on the horn he took off.
I just knew he would go to the right of the road but he proved me wrong. To the left he climbed the side of the rock face that was almost straight up. I was amazed. This little guy, just a few weeks old was already a skilled climber. I wanted to take him home. Just think of him in a few years and what he will be able to do.
Today I hope I can do the same in my life with the people around me. To say something, to do something, to climb an obstacle, to share Jesus, to honk the horn, to save a life. God has blessed me with this day—now let me share the joy and love that he has placed in my life. From Isaiah we read these words:
“And when he comes, he will open the eyes of the blind and unstop the ears of the deaf.
The lame man will leap up like a deer, and those who could not speak will shout and sing! Springs will burst forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert. The parched ground will become a pool, with springs of water in the thirsty land. Where desert jackals lived, there will be reeds and rushes!
And a main road will go through that once-deserted land; it will be named "The Holy Highway." No evil-hearted men may walk upon it. God will walk there with you; even the most stupid cannot miss the way. No lion will lurk along its course, nor will there be any other dangers; only the redeemed will travel there. These, the ransomed of the Lord, will go home along that road to Zion, singing the songs of everlasting joy. For them all sorrow and all sighing will be gone forever; only joy and gladness will be there.
Isaiah 35:5-10 (Living Bible)
Pastor Ken