1/21/15

As I sit here at Kbrew Coffee Shop on Broadway, I am left to think about all of the lost that I just drove through.  I just left Bearden area and drove through Sequoyah Hills… many, not all, of the people who live there have the blessing of money.  The Lord has granted them the ability to do anything for anyone anytime.

And then I continued on through campus.  It just so happened to be at class change, so I had to chance to see hundreds, or thousands, of students in the rat race of life chasing the next thing.  Many of those students are just bouncing from one desire to the next, never slowing down long enough to consider the Lord and what He wants.  Do I think the Lord is calling some of them to drop out of college and follow His leading?  Possibly.  Do I think the Lord has a great purpose for many of them if they would only stop and dwell on His Presence and face?  Absolutely.

And then my next turn took me through the part of Broadway that many people in Knoxville avoid, the section around Magnolia Ave.  This part of Broadway is where the homeless live in abundance.  It can be uncomfortable to see and it may even make you lock your doors again.  But have we ever slowed down long enough to think about what our Saviour would do in this part of Broadway?  Is it right to avoid it or run from it fast?  Is it right to try not to think about them?

And that places me where I am now, in the coffee shop, sitting and looking out the window as the cars drive by and each person walks in off of the street to get another dose of God’s gift to mankind… coffee!  What is He teaching me today?

The Lord knows that I want to serve Him with every fiber of my being.  The Lord knows that He controls my days and my actions in those days.  The Lord knows that I want to be obedient more than anything else.  So, I am here now, Lord.  I acknowledge Your Presence and Your direction and Your leadership in my day today.  I sit and wait for you to show me what is next on this journey.

The lost are all around us.  The hopeless are all around us.  The people seeking are sitting right next to us.  The question is, are we going to see them?  And if so, what are we going to do about it?