Wednesdays

4 For we know, brothers and sisters beloved by God, that he has chosen you,
5 because our message of the gospel came to you not in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of people we proved to be among you for your sake. -1 Thessalonians 1:4-5


I read a devotional this morning from God Pause from Luther Seminary web site.  The author talked about Wednesdays.  Wednesdays are about as far away from Sundays as you can get.  It is how we live our Wednesdays that tell the world about what we truly believe as Christians.


Do our Wednesdays affect our Sundays?  Or do our Sundays affect how we handle our Wednesdays?  Think about that.


Today may hold a lot of problems, trials and difficulties.  The problems of the work week crescendo.  The kids take out their school week frustrations on each other.  Your parents might receive a some difficult news from recent medical tests.  In the frustration of trying to make ends meet when everyone keeps wanting more money and your income hasn't risen in over three years, you and your spouse find yourselves arguing over everything.


In this case you may look at Sunday worship as a respite... a change of scenery... a chance to re-connect.  Understandable, but this is not what Sunday worship should be about.  Sunday should be the day that changes the way you handle Wednesday.  The joy and peace that our faith brings to our hearts should be reflected in the way we handle life's daily challenges.  If we trust that God is good... ALL the time; if we know that he works for the good of those who love him, then we look for him in our Wednesdays and our Wednesdays will be a lot more like our Sundays.  


They will!  Because we will know that those folks who sit next to us in church are our family!  We can call on them even on a Wednesday to pray for us and maybe even help us in more practical ways too.  We can thank God for the blessings of having children and spouses to be frustrated with and that changes the way we look at one another.  We can know that even in bad news, God will show forth wonderful miracles.


Don't live your Wednesdays looking forward to the next Sunday, but live them in the light of the last Sunday.


Father,
Help us to keep our connection with you throughout our week.  Help us to be changed into that new creation that makes Wednesdays a day of opportunities rather than a day of worldly problems.  Amen.


Joys:  Wednesday; pedicures and shiny red toe nails; rain clearing off so I can go on my hike