Chuck

Chuck, the goat, died of bloat! 

Chuck was our goat.  

Yep.  Chuck was a Miniature French Alpine goat.

One day Chuck got out and broke into the feed barn...poor ole' Chuck.

Bloat ...now there's an interesting word. (...and right about now you are saying ...and how is this going to make my day? ...) ...and  now you are saying...What is bloat?  ...and I am saying...bloat happens when livestock eat so much that the stomach expands and will not allow the lungs to inflate, in essence the animal suffocates.

I wonder if "bloat"  exists in the church...  I wonder if the disciples had any issues with bloat?  I wonder if we get a little .... well ...bloated...

Habakkuk 2:4 - The Message 

“Look at that man, bloated by self-importance — full of himself but soul-empty.
But the person in right standing before God through loyal and steady believing
    is fully alive, really alive." 

How is it that someone can know so much about Jesus and we never share that information with a lost person? 

Is it biblically correct to know about the Scriptures but never share that knowledge with other people?

Real Biblical Christianity is not an academic exercise; it is a living faith...it is faith living through a relationship with Jesus Christ.

I’m not opposed to the study of the Word of God, however there is a strange disconnect when someone is full of knowledge but never applies what they learn, and they never give what they know away.  

Do we become like a bloated goat...in danger of dying?

As Christians, we could take a lesson from Chuck...

For the most part the modern church has everything it needs to exist. We have have nice facilities in which to meet. We have skilled people, decent preaching and organizing for the work of the church.

Most churches have money they need to do the things they must. Many churches have all the people they want to fill up their pews and to do the jobs that need to be done around the church. 

But, I wonder if most churches are so bloated that we  lack what we need most: The power of God and the willingness to GIVE it away!

The scripture says -- "Freely you have received ...freely give!"

What if you and I ... what if our church was to say...

 “If you need God, we can help you get to Him. If your life is broken, we can show you how God can fix it. If your family is coming apart, we can show you how God can put it back together again. If you are lost, we can show you how to be saved.”

Yep ... you know the drill ... i'm Just Sayin'.

Kelly