Today was the seniors complex – off for a devotional at 9:30 in the morning.
Not everyone was wide awake until I used a little reverse word definition on them. You know, the type where you say one thing, and we all go into a tizzy! And then we redirect our understanding and we all agree!
I started off talking about working on a committee regarding addictions. Why does the addict stay addicted? How do they get unaddicted? Some answer were fairly quickly forthcoming.
Then I told them that in 1755 (according to a few internet sources), “devotion” was related to addiction. I asked why they come to meet together on a Wednesday morning for devotions? What were they addicted to?
The Sunday School answer was right!
“Jesus.”
And then I asked what would get them unaddicted to Jesus. On a scale of one to ten, where did they stand in their addiction to Jesus.
We don’t need a safe injection site to get us off of Jesus. We don’t need an AA program.
If anything, we need a full bore ahead opportunity to mine all that Jesus is and has for us.