Why I want a Chameleon

I know what I want for my birthday.  My mom used to have one when she was young and it sounds like a cool possession … a Chameleon.  Here’s why I want one and what they remind me to do:

These are fascinating little creatures.  Their bodies adapt and change depending on their background.  I found out that they can change based on their mood, the temperature and even the breezes in the air.  Many think that they change their color to hide but research has found that they change their color to draw less attention to themselves as they hunt for food.   They make their prey feel at ease so that they can engage.  Their identity is always as a Chameleon, but they change to draw others close and to draw close to others.

What would it look like if we put away our pride and harsh judgments and became more like Mr. Chameleon?  What if we could be so confident in our convictions, values and morals yet be flexible in how we engage in conversation.  I believe more would be open to hearing about Hope in Christ and less would be turned off by the judgmental opinions of a few in our well-meaning denominations.

When you want to communicate a message, be Chameleon-like:  be firm on truth and flexible in presentation. (1 Corinthians 9:19-23).

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Peace,

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My MadGab Christmas

Several Christmases ago, we gave our family the game “MadGab”.  It is an interesting game that contain cards with a set of unrelated words. When you read them aloud, they sound like familiar phrases, names, places etc.  For example, “Sell Your Laugh Hone” translates to “Cellular Phone.”  Fun game.  At times, its rather frustrating because you hear the words but the message doesn’t come through.  Then, when you DO understand it, the jumbled words make sense.

This is exactly like the message of Christmas.  To those who don’t believe, the phrase “Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord” is a trivial statement.  To those who know the meaning, it is the wonderful message that Jesus is the Messiah.  He came to set us free from the guilt of our sin.  He gave us life forever!  The MadGab phrase is not a mystery anymore.

Now it all makes sense.  When I die, I know I’m going to heaven because Jesus was born, died and rose again.  That’s it.  As it says in Romans 16:25-27:

“Now all glory to God, who is able to make you strong, just as my Good News says. This message about Jesus Christ has revealed his plan for you Gentiles, a plan kept secret from the beginning of time.  But now as the prophets foretold and as the eternal God has commanded, this message is made known to all Gentiles everywhere, so that they too might believe and obey him.   All glory to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, forever. Amen.”

May the Christmas message of Christ be revealed to you in a new way!

“May Reek Wrist Must” (Merry Christmas)