Tis the season to be THANKFUL :-)

I need to come up with a regular “schedule” for posting; maybe daily (yeah right!?! I’m no Mrs. Shakespeare), weekly, or monthly… But until then, the frequency of my posts will be as random as the contents of the posts themselves. So, kindly bear with me; still haven’t gotten my head around blogging.

I got this text yesterday:

“Niaje! Kama uko na number ya JC (Jesus Christ) mcall umshow asiende Salem. Wayahudi wameplan kummada. Mshow abaki Galilee hadi noma iishe. Sina credo but nimemflash. Manze jo, ASAP!”

Translation for my international readers (HA!!! Talk about having big dreams)…

“Hi. If you have Jesus’ number, please call Him and tell Him not to go to Jerusalem. The Jews are planning to kill Him. Tell Him to remain in Galilee until the plot for His death stops brewing. I don’t have credit but I have flashed Him. Please contact him ASAP!”

When I read this, I thought it was such a funny message, in a cool kind of way! It also got me thinking… If Jesus lived today, how many of us would have been on His side enough to call Him and tell Him about the plot of His death (this is of course assuming He was not ALL-KNOWING and therefore hadn’t dropped rather LOUD hints about His death)? If cell-phones existed then, do you think it could have changed the course of action? Would we have then had to die for our own sins and transgressions? (That would have been an awfully painful death by the way)… Whatever the case, I’m glad Jesus lived when He did! Mostly because at that time, God hadn’t created smart enough brains that created mobile phones, *Pheeewww*

I’m glad that God in all His awesomeness and kind nature gave up His only Son because of ish that I pulled in my past life. And it’s that unfathomable sense of gratitude that I have that makes Easter so special; at lease for me! It is a season (read weekend) to be repentant... but most importantly, tis the season to be THANKFUL because of the cross. It’s a season to be THANKFUL because except Abraham, I know not of any other FATHER who was or will ever be willing to give up His Son for mortal man’s sake. BE THANKFUL THIS EASTER!!! It’s a season to fall more in love with GOD & His SON. :-)

Have a really blessed & thankful weekend.

P.s. Jesus’ cell-phone number is in the Bible: Jeremiah 33:3 (TRUE STORY) :-)

P.s.s. For the dear love of God, if you must drink; Don’t drink and drive!

Clothing Grass

Today, lets go to church...

Growing up, there was a nursery/sunday school rhyme that went something like: Why worry when you can pray? Why worry when you can pray? [Please note if you don't know this rhyme, there you were probably born in Kibaki's generation :-) or earlier] Anyway, Sunday was church day and I, through the Pastor of course, stumbled upon a verse in the Good book: Matthew 6:25-34. It is general gist of the scripture is God asking why you (and I) go through the trouble of worrying about our clothes, food or drink. HE just doesn't get it. God, clothes... get this, THE GRASS  [kinda makes you wonder what GRASS looks like when its NAKED]  :-) :-) :-) and HE feeds the birds of the air.  He is the ultimate provider, at least the scriptures say so.

In reality though, few people believe that God will provide for them, for whatever. Reason: Human beings are generally doubtful and like to worry and of course there are those who just don't believe in ultimate provision. Back to the scritpures, there last part says.. "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."

So you see, God doesn't promise us a life free pf troubles and worries because even He knows that each day has enough troubles of their own. He just asks us not to worry because HE clothes grass!

So take it all in stride, each trouble.. take it in stride but for the love of God (literally) don't worry about it.

If Grass can be clothed, wewe je?

Have a blessed week, albeit belated! :-)