Any guesses as to what this picture is? … It is an extreme close up shot of Spanish moss. This image reminds me of my life at times-a tangled mess. It also reminds me of churches and their apparent lack of direction.
Imagine several people on a row boat in the middle of the river. They all are rowing very hard, but in different directions. Where might the boat go? Its path may look similar to the moss. Now imagine that these same people chose a water tower on the distant shore and all rowed toward it, not working any harder; just now aligned and rowing toward a specific point.
So what is the “water tower” in our lives and in the church? Jesus answered this in Matthew 28:19 (NIV) “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit…”. Make disciples!
Many churches have drifted away from this basic command. They look like this Spanish moss; tangled, disorganized, and unfocused. In John 14:5-6 (NIV) Thomas asked Jesus a question that maybe we should be asking our church leaders “Lord, we don’t know where you are going. So how can we know the way? Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life…’”. Jesus is our water tower.
Untangle your lives, row toward the water tower, JESUS!
I Found Him…looking at the minute details of Spanish moss.