OzThoughts Friday 17th October, 2008

OzThoughts Friday 17th October, 2008

For about a year I drove a taxi. Friday night was chaos. As the offices closed in the city, the roads were blocked with traffic. People wanted to get home. They wanted to get to the airport. They wanted to be with family and friends. Any place they wanted to be seemed to be behind the line of cars, buses and trucks ahead. Meanwhile the meter ticked over.

Later in the night it was party time. People were going to their mate’s place. Others were going out for dinner, to their clubs, to a movie and to any other place where people gathered. Friday is very much people day. Friday night is time for friendship and sharing activities with friends and often strangers.

Later in the night, as I drove people home many would tell of a good night out. Others asked me why they bothered to go out, they had not found love or even friendship. Some I took home in such condition that they often didn’t know where they lived and had little idea of where they had been.

I often reflected on how different my life was through God’s grace. Friday is traditionally a “people” day. Sunday however was and is the highlight of my week. It is the day of joy and fellowship as I meet with god’s people in His house on His day.

On Friday, today, I enjoy the company of friends in the workplace, and like them I look forward to the weekend. There are many opportunities for social and other activities during the weekend but Sunday is the highlight. Friends are important. How much more important is it to worship God and spend time in fellowship with Him.

PRAYER:

Heavenly Father, thank you for today and the joy of family and friends around me. Father bless my friends whom I contact through email and on the internet. Thank you for their encouragement and prayers. May we all be prepared in hearts and minds to come before you on your day with love and joy. Amen

[Listen: http://www.salvoaudio.com/audio/music2/mus_3614.mp3

Fill thou my life, O Lord my God,
In every part with praise,
That my whole being may proclaim
Thy being and thy ways.
Not for the lip of praise alone,
Nor e'en the praising heart
I ask, but for a life made up
Of praise in every part!

Praise in the common words I speak,
Life's common looks and tones,
In fellowship at hearth and board
With my beloved ones;
Not in the temple crowd alone
Where holy voices chime,
But in the silent paths of earth,
The quiet rooms of time.

Fill every part of me with praise;
Let all my being speak
Of thee and of thy love, O Lord,
Poor though I be, and weak.
So shalt thou, Lord, from me, e'en me,
Receive the glory due;
And so shall I begin on earth
The song forever new.

So shall each fear, each fret, each care
Be turned into a song,
And every winding of the way
The echo shall prolong;
So shall no part of day or night
From sacredness be free;
But all my life, in every step,
Be fellowship with thee.
Author: Horatius Bonar (1808-89), alt
The Salvation Army Song Book: Song Number: 7
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Romans 12 (The Message)

9Love from the center of who you are; don't fake it. Run for dear life from evil; hold on for dear life to good.
10Be good friends who love deeply; practice playing second fiddle.
11Don't burn out; keep yourselves fueled and aflame. Be alert servants of the Master, 12cheerfully expectant. Don't quit in hard times; pray all the harder.
13Help needy Christians; be inventive in hospitality.
14Bless your enemies; no cursing under your breath.
15Laugh with your happy friends when they're happy; share tears when they're down. 16Get along with each other; don't be stuck-up. Make friends with nobodies; don't be the great somebody.
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