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Intentionality and Chicken Broth

 

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Intentionality and chicken broth


The other morning I almost put chicken broth in my coffee. I was in a hurry. Grabbed my coffee cup, reached into the frig and pulled out the "creamer" and poured it into my cup. Ewww... what? It's .....I looked at the carton. What? Chicken broth! It was basically the same shape as my oat creamer container and happened to be placed adjacent to it in the frig door. And I obviously had not been paying attention, had not been intentional. Was likely preoccupied.

So it is in this culture where there is a wide array of "Christian" perspectives, narratives, commentaries and podcasts for the grabbing.

We need to be intentional, prayerful, careful and aware. We need to read the "fine print", the fine print of God's Word. We need to compare what we are reading and hearing to the original recipe, the appropriate carton, the milk of the Word or better yet, the meat!

There is a variety of "creamers" out there that can help bring out the flavor of understanding from the coffee of the Word. But may we always remember, that certain creamers can dilute, obscure, weaken and distort the pure richness of a perfect cup of brew. Others have the potential of bringing out the flavor and complementing the beverage. 

When it comes to God's Word, there is no substitue. When it comes to supplemental resources that can help us learn and grow, they are there; plentiful and varied.

Let's reach for the right ones, if at all (some prefer their coffee black). Let's not be one of those that like a "little coffee with their cream". Let's drink in the full flavor, enjoy the aroma and appreciate the blessing of a good cup of morning inspiration.

Let's not grab onto everything that comes along, but rather be discerning....

Because sometimes broth comes in cartons that are decievingly similar to cartons of delicious cream.


                                                    



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