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GLEANINGS FROM THE WORD Encountering an extraordinary God in ordinary life Issue # 176 June 22, 2001 A LITTLE BIT OF JESUS   I don’t know about the rest of the world, but in North America, we live in an “instant” world. Micro-wave popcorn, fast food restaurants, high speed internet. We seem to be unwilling to spend time doing things any more. We want more of everything and we want it now. Politicians don’t worry about the art of oratory any more, they worry about how to get their message across in a sound bite. A great statesman may never make it to be elected if he/she doesn’t look right on television or can’t encapsulate a message in 20 seconds. It is like that for many people in their faith walk as well.  A while back, I read a newspaper story about a church in Florida that promises to get you in and out of worship in 45 minutes maximum. I wondered if it gives a “money back” guarantee. In many congregations, if the sermon is over 20 minutes, or the service starts to get close to an hour in length, people start to fidget and check their watches. Many a pastor has heard from upset parishioners come Monday morning for having the service take too long. We cram our faith walk into one rushed hour of our week. Then we wonder if the Bible is true, because we don’t feel like we are in a relationship with God. Relationships take time. If you only spent a maximum of an hour a week with a person, how long do you supposed it would take to develop an intimate relationship with them. I’m speaking of true intimacy, not just a quick, casual, physical intimacy. You would be hard pressed to develop a relationship or to make it last. As we rush through our fast paced lives, we simply want a little bit of Jesus. Enough to meet our “obligation”, feel good and get rid of some guilt. A little worship, a little offering, a little prayer, a feel good message and off for the rest of the week. In the days of the early church we see a much different story They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles.  All the believers were together and had everything in common.  Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.                                                 ACTS 2:43-47 NIV   Our lives today are so different from what God had intended for us. He created us for eternal fellowship with Him. We read of how He walked with Adam and Elijah. Of how he spent 40 days and nights with Moses on the mountain. How would we react today if God wanted 40 days of our time? God, the creator of all things, sent His Son to die for us, so that we could spend eternity with Him. Will you continue to ignore Him or cram Him into an hour a week? Until next time, may you be filled with the indescribable joy of an intimate time with God. God bless. Kevin ©  2001 K.F. "Kevin" Corbin All Rights Reserved