Ya know, before i started teachin’ the youth (that’s church speak for teenagers!) i taught the youngens as the “mad scientist” back when we did a rotational model of Sunday school … The reason i’m bringing this up is because as i was walkin through the house the Spirit caught me and reminded me of one of my favorite lessons …
It involved essential oils, olive oil, flip flops and Limburger cheese … The kids got the message and i got the stink eye (pun intended!) from more than one parent 🙂 …
You see, we were teaching about the early churches and how they were getting set up, and one of the old terms that kept popping up was diakonos … Meaning servant (or minister) … Some also say it means “raising dust” or “dirty feet” … Which is where the term Deacon came from that is still used today in many different churches …
Hmmmm…. I do like that word servant, though …
I was looking at the types of shoes we have, granted, we live here in Florida so they’re going to be mainly geared for the hot and wet, but, we tend to wear shoes that don’t require a lot of socks because they get in the way and when they get wet they just cause trouble … But, we keep the shoes that protect our soles from the hot pavement, from the fire ants, from the nails, the rocks, the … Well you get my meaning …
When you think about it, a lot of thought goes into what protects our soles, consciously or not … I wonder how many of us put that much thought into protecting our souls ….
Good thing there’s deacons out there looking out for us!!!
Bible Verses
Questions
How do you protect your soul ???? Church on Sunday ??? Daily Devotionals ??? Daily Prayer ??? Family Prayer ??? Mealtime Prayer ??? Meditation ??? Bible Study ??? Other Ways ??? Any or all of the above ??? (no judgments) …
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