KingSpring

Now, that word duplicate is one I want to hang onto for a minute because each of us should be exhibiting some strong family genes from a spiritual perspective.  You see, being a disciple of Jesus includes much more than merely educating ourselves and experiencing self-improvement...being a disciple should also include duplication!

Both of these films are, of course, fantasy stories put together for our entertainment, but our text this morning isn’t!  Our text is a true story centered around one of God’s prophets.  And, unfortunately, it becomes one of those famed not so great endings.

I think that old adage, “You can’t see the forest for the trees” takes on a much clearer meaning in circumstances like this one.  We use that phrase to describe how we often get bogged down in the details of something and lose sight of the overall picture, or how to get out of the forest itself.

Well, I remember the first time we ever went to the course together.  We had played a few holes and I was doing alright, then we came to this hole where I hit a tee shot that sliced into the woods.  I was clearly frustrated with my failure at this point and Jason saw that reality.  So, he looked back at me and said, “Why don’t you take a mulligan?”

The insightfulness of this little girl’s comment is actually pretty convicting if we think about it.  It’s a reminder of exactly what we’ve been called to do as believers, which is to share about Jesus in order to make disciples!