Happy Friday to everyone. This weekend is hopefully going to be a great weekend. My day has started wonderfully, with class that went well. We really just discussed and went over our papers. Then I ran some errands, and went to chapel. I ate lunch and now I am just waiting for 1:30 when I go get my oil changed. Then after that it is Prof and Stein which is always something to look forward to. I mean its free beer plus fellowship. Tonight we also have Isofest. Our dorm is called Isolation dorm because when they originally build the campus all the buildings that make the quads were connected except the dorm. It has since been shorted to Iso dorm. The fest tonight though is a BBQ in front of the dorm, with food and adult beverages. It should be a great time with us guys just hanging out eating good food, enjoying a cold one, and more friendly fellowship which is always a good thing. Tomorrow is the Husker Wisconsin game. I think we plan to watch it on the big screen in Wartburg Hall. I hope my Huskers can play well and pull it off. I know a lot of people are already counting them out, but I wont say anything until after the game. Also tomorrow, hopefully I get to see my brother Nathan. He is in St. Louis for a conference, and were hoping to meet up and hang out. It will be good to see him again. I am excited for the next few days.
Last night, after the whole work out thing, it turned out to be a really good night. The coolest thing was Matt, who is our dorm counselor, (we call him our dorm mom) organized a Bible study for all the guys in our dorm led by Dr. Lessing. Dr. Lessing did such a good job with the passage and his message for us. Plus we all joined in a hymn together, just singing A Capella, and it was awesome to hear the pretty large group of all men singing together. The coolest thing about this place that I love, is how often we all get together and join in praising our God as one voice. Not very many places do you have the numerous opportunities that we have here. Praise be to Him!
Then I went on a walk with my friend Eric, who agreed to walk Biscuit. Now if you don't know who Biscuit is, you are missing out. He is our friend Hunter's little Beagle pup. He is not only an awesome dog, but also a babe magnet. Our other friend Eric, seriously borrows Biscuit every Saturday to walk him though the park to meet ladies. He has had some success. I told Hunter he is going to have to raise his renting prices for Biscuit once the guys find out his success rates.
My thought for the day will be short and sweet. Like I said I am going to get my oil changed today and then need to fill it up with gas. It is well over the recommended mileage for getting the oil changed but I just haven't had time to get it done. Plus it makes me mad I have to pay for it to be done, when I have been doing it for free myself the last couple years. However, much like my car, we ourselves often need an oil change. Only ours isn't every three thousand miles, but rather daily. Our oil is God's grace in forgiveness. When you drain oil out of a car, it is normally so black you can't see through it. The new oil you put in is gold in color. This is how confession and absolution works. We drain out our black filthy sin by confessing it to our Lord, and He pours His golden grace and mercy of absolution and fills us back up. We certainly could not make it three thousand miles, because in a single day we in our sins turn that gold colored oil back into the black dirty used oil and need it to be changed again. Lucky for us, Our God, is willing to daily listen to us drain our sins to Him, and He through His Son, daily fills us back up with His golden grace. Then after I get my oil changed in my car, I need to go get gas. This is true for us too. While our daily oil change makes us clean, we still need the fuel to run our engine. This is His Word and Sacraments. We receive our fuel from the Lord by reading His Word, eating His body, and drinking His blood. He not only cleans us, but fuels us as well. And the best part, it is all free to us. He gave us a lifetime unlimited free pass card to use every time we want to change our oil or fill our fuel tanks. He made sure we would never have to pay a dime. He paid for us with the death of His Son, and gave us our free pass through the resurrection. What an amazing God we have and serve. All Praise be to Him!!
Dear Heavenly Father,
We thank you so much for being the gracious God you are. You not only cleanse us daily, but also give us numerous opportunities to fuel us daily. You are so loving and kind, that You even do all of this for us Your children for free to us. It cost You Your one and only Son's life. However You took care of Your Son and raised Him from the dead, just as You take care of us and raise us out of our death to sin. All praise and thanks be to You, our wonderful, merciful, and gracious God. Through Your Son's most holy and precious name we pray. Amen.
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