“As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work.” John 9:4
Because of Covid-19 news, my mind was in preparation mode. I was a little rusty since the last time I was in this mode. It had been over a year ago since I prepared for a hurricane that never came. But I felt I had hit my preparation stride when, looking in the meat department, I spied a package of ‘Chicken Necks’ for $1.95! Folks…I am now prepared!
I was a Boy Scout for about 2 years as a kid. But I spent about 15 years in leadership in that program. Having 2 sons who are Eagle Scouts, I will never forget the time Colt and I were at our mountain cabin in a deluge with no power. We built a fire and cooked a meal, fit for a king, feeding family and neighbors. That skill didn’t come DURING the storm! It came LONG before any clouds were on the horizon.
On the edges of a ‘pandemic,’ it is interesting to note what people find important. Of all the things to fight over in a store, the LAST thing I would think about would be toilet paper! But the proof was before my eyes. While the TP isle was empty, there before me lay a whole case of ‘chicken necks!’ KNOWING what things would be important in a crisis, I grabbed some.
Now don’t get me wrong. I am not saying that I will survive any crisis with chicken necks! But they DO serve a dual purpose for me. First, they can make a GREAT chicken soup and feed a lot of people. But more importantly, these ‘necks’ will serve as a kind of gauge for me. Strategically placing them at the bottom of my freezer, I know that if I hit the ‘necks,’ real trouble is soon to follow! I have prepared for that as well.
I have been teaching the Bible since High School. I have LIVED with it even longer. Having tested and tried God’s Words through MANY a storm, I can emphatically state that ”Jesus Works!” ALL THE TIME! Placing my Faith in Him is NOT a helter skelter, wishy washy kind of thinking. I have PROVEN that trusting Him keeps me sane and at peace during ANY crisis.
Please note I am NOT to saying that having Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior guarantees physical, personal safety! It doesn’t! But what He DOES provide is what no one can BUY at any store. And that something is TRUE inner Peace and Security, right here and right NOW! He promises that no matter WHAT storm comes… NOTHING can snatch me out if His hands. And that wherever I may go…there He already there.
This storm will come and go… but once again, I am sticking my neck out for Jesus Christ. And because of that… I ain’t chicken! Now…what is most important to YOU?
