We are in a crisis.  And I have felt it for some time now.  

The political divide is growing.

We are filled with information but seem to lack the knowledge of how to use it.

And fear rules the day.

We are in a Crisis … of Character.

In some cases, Biblical values are not only ignored — they are challenged as evil.

But they are not evil.  They are the game plan for a good life.

And why wouldn’t they be?

Do Not Steal.

Do Not Lie.

Do Not Commit Adultery.

Honor Your Mother and Your Father.

They are the foundations for a good house, a good community, a good nation.

And Jesus?  The absolute key.  Not part of the solution—the ONLY solution.

The verse that is on my heart for such a time as this is Genesis 6:8.

Genesis 6 8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord.

Some look at scripture and find a critical eye on the people described.  I know that I used to.  But it is just the opposite now.

My life is a story board of failure and stupidity.  It is a notebook full of disobedience, pride, selfishness, and failure.

But that is just the point.

But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord.

How do we find favor in the eyes of the Lord?

Jesus.

And, at the end of the day, that is what I want my line to be:

“But Doug found favor in the eyes of the Lord.”

I know that this will not be accomplished by looking at my resume because He knows my list that no one sees.

I know that this will not be accomplished by looking at my good deeds because there are simply not enough.

And I know that this will not be accomplished by ANYTHING that I have done.  Just the opposite …

God loves us.

And our only hope is that we have some semblance of …

LOVING HIM BACK.

If this prayer has some snippet of truth—say it today:

LORD, THANK YOU FOR LOVING ME FIRST.  I LOVE YOU BACK.

In The Name of the Father and the 

Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

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Coach J