Some movies start at warp speed. Case in point: Star Trek. From the opening scene to the end it
barely lets you breathe. If you
slip out for popcorn you were sure to miss something important. And yet, people did.
This disturbs me greatly since I am a movie
snob. I think the way to maximize
the movie-going experience is to be in your seat at least 20 minutes
early. Never done that? Then next time you go to a movie look
around and spot the person that is in the prime seat—dead middle, eye level
with the center of the screen.
That’s what 20 minutes early gets you. Popcorn and drink in hand, nothing will move this
person from their secured spot for the duration of the movie.
That’s where you need to be for God’s story. Its opening scene also starts with a
relentless pace that doesn’t let up.
The first line reads, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the
earth” (Genesis 1:1).
Right off the bat we find the main character in the
story is not you or me. It’s
God. And the rest of The Story will unfold out of the nature
and person of this character. Just
ten words in and there is enough action to leave you breathless.
It doesn’t take long to find out what God’s great
passion is. Birds? Nope. Animals? Not
quite. Sun, moon or stars? Bright guess.
No, in Genesis 3:8 we find that God is walking in the Garden with Adam
and Eve in the “cool of the day.”
Sounds nice if you are in a hot, humid climate,
doesn’t it? It sounds even better for us in the frigid months of winter. And yet the “cool of the
day” is not the focus. God is, and
he is near. He is right with Adam
and Eve. And he is right here with
us. His simple vision for his creation was to spend time with them every
day, to take a walk with them.
God’s supreme passion is to be with us.
Some of you have lived your life with the idea that
God is some angry cosmic kill-joy who sits in the heavens and watches you,
waiting for you to make a mistake so he can zap you. Or, you feel he is distant and doesn’t care or has simply
forgotten you.
But from the beginning he has shown us this is not
the case. He wants to be with
you. He has not forgotten
you. In fact, this might be
the perfect time for you to go for a walk.
That walk can begin with our journey through "The Story". Beginning this weekend, February 9th, Skyline Church will embark on something that, I believe, will be life changing for everyone who commits to pour their heart and life into it.
Skyline Church meets each Sunday morning at 10:15 a.m. in the auditorium of O'Fallon Township High School located at 600 S. Smiley St. O'Fallon, IL. For more information on The Story visit our website at http://skylinecc.com/index.php/component/content/article?id=77 .
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