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Pastor Roger's Page
From the F.R.O.G.
(FROG in the vernacular of the North Carolina domestic residence [i.e. home] dictionary is a Furnished Room Over Garage. It is the perfect size for an office or den. In this case, it is my office, where my books and computers are kept.)
AND NOW I HUMBLY PRESENT:
FROG: Foolish Reflections On God
I finally did it! After all these years I have acquired the perfect symbol of my theology! It didn't even cost me a cent - it was free - just like salvation and grace. It is also very practical. I can use it for free material for hobbies or work projects. What is it? It's a pass from the Pasquotank County Solid Waste Department that allows me to salvage items from the Pasquotank County Landfill located at 983 Simpson ditch Road.
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I am now an official "salvager." (Not scavenger but salvager) And this is a good thing, why? Because it imitates Christ. Think about it for a minute. A salvager takes discarded, unwanted, and waste materials (garbage?) and re-uses it for some useful purpose. In other words, a salvager takes what is tossed away and transforms it into something good.
That is what Christ does. He takes what is considered waste material (the human heart or soul) and transforms it into something good. No longer does God see the waste in the person, but because of Jesus God sees the love and the good. No longer is a person considered "unclean" but is now washed "clean." No longer is a person unworthy, but a person is made worthy. Christ is the ultimate salvager.
Not only that, but like a salvager, Christ goes looking for the material. He doesn't wait for the garbage to seek him, he goes out and finds the garbage and is happy when he finds it, for he can then use us for Him.
I am happy to be an official salvager. That might sound quite foolish, but that's the point. Were it not for Christ being so willing to serve the Father and come to earth to salvage the unwanted, the discarded, and the garbage that is humanity, we wouldn't have any hope at all. As it is, we have the greatest hope in the world - even you and I are made worthy through Christ Jesus our Lord. It's great to be a salvager!
Grace and Peace from FROG country,
Pastor Roger
To read last weeks sermon, How To Eat A Black Crow, just click: sermon.
Other web sites of interest:
North Carolina Annual Conference: www.nccumc.org.
Elizabeth City District: www.elizabethcitydistrictumc.org.
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