James 5:13-20
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Apple recently came out with the iPhone 5. In a few days,
over 5 million were sold! I do not have one, but have talked to some owners of
iPhones, and the connection (no pun intended) they have to their phone is
nearly a religious experience, as is evident in the overnight lines people
waited in to be first in line for the newest model. It has a big, bright
screen. It does lots of neat things. But the large number of applications
available (‘Apps’) seems to be one big reason for its usefulness. There’s an
app for almost everything! Apps for fun. Apps for business and accounting. But
a major drawback is its application for navigation. As I understand the conversation
going on about this- the GPS navigation maps are incomplete! A simple trip in
which you use the phone to get you to your destination may not get you to your
destination!
In life, we have many issues through which we must navigate.
We have sorrows to pray through. We have joy to propel us into singing. We have
sickness for which we approach our Lord for healing. We have oppression and
violence in this world for which we cry out to God for justice and peace. All
of this happens in our daily walk with the rest of the body of Christ, the
church, the congregation. Our App for real life occurs in our spiritual family,
the church. We come with our brokenness, and we find a life of healing and
recovery of the joy of living. Our navigation system is not a new model, but a very
old one, which can testify: this App, it works!
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