Saskatoon Christian Centre

Wouldn't it be cool to get a gig as the local weather man? You'd be able to sit around in an air conditioned tv studio all day, load up on snacks from the vending machine, and flip a coin to determine if you're gonna tell people that it's gonna rain or not!! Plus, you'd be, like, regionally famous! Everybody in the city and in the surrounding towns would recognise your face in the Dairy Queen line. Does it really get any better than that???

Yesterday we had a high of +30 with the risk of showers. And to the weather man's credit, it was forecasted, and it actually happened. Sometimes it seems like they never get it right, but maybe that's just when I stop to notice.

So as we head full blast into summer, let me ask you a simple question (simple is good...real good...in the summer). What's your forecast??? Yeah, you read the question right. What's your forecast?  Is it blazing sunny? Is it mainly sunny with occasional clouds. Is it sun mixed with rain? Is it windy with risk of thundershowers? Is it hot? Is it chilly? Is it....(you fill in the description)...?

Now I'm not talking about the actual, physical forecast. I'm talking about your very own, personal forecast. I'm talking about your spiritual forecast. How are things going to be like for you this summer? Take a minute or two and be the weather man. What's your forecast?

If sun is in the forecast, it's because you've planted those "sunny" seeds already and they are awaiting you in your future for harvest. If it's rain in your forecast, it's because you are reaping from bad seeds that you've sown. The world you find yourself in today is the product of decisions/choices (both good and bad) that you made yesterday, last week, last month, etc...

My prayer is that everyone in Exelerate has the brightest summer of their lives in 2009. But this means that in all the relaxation, vacation and fun, you always find the time to have your own personal devotions and prayer with the one who matters most - GOD. I dare all of you to make JESUS the centre of your summer. And I promise that if you are bold enough to do it, it will be your sunniest summer ever! So do it. Have daily devotions. Have a prayer time. It doesn't need to be 8 hours...but it needs to be something that's important enough to you that you fight to make it happen. Spending time to grow in God over the summer will ensure the greatest forecast for your future. The weather in your life isn't left up to chance or lazy guessing. What seeds are you sowing today???

Break this heart

As cold as stone

You got to, got to now

Then hello sunny weather

Hello sunny weather

And breathe so deep

The love of Christ

 I got to, got to now

Then hello sunny weather

 Hello, hello

(Poor Old Lu, A Picture Of The Eighth Wonder, "Hello Sunny Weather")

MuchSummerLove,

- mr j