RUN IT UP THE FLAGPOLE AND SEE WHO SALUTES (1 OF 5)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: II Kings 13:14-19
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Run It up the Flagpole and See Who Salutes (1 of 5)
Series: Holiday Madness in January
Jeff Strite
II Kings 13:14-19
(Props: 3 arrows)
OPEN: Yesterday was January 2nd. Does anyone know what national holiday that is?
It's called ''Run It Up The Flagpole and See Who Salutes Day.''
Yes... that's actually a special day on the January calendar.
I visited a couple of sites that spoke about this ''special day'' and this is what I read:
''(Run it up the flagpole and see who salutes) was a catchphrase which became popular in the United States during the late 1950s and early 1960s. It means 'to ... present an idea and see whether it receives a favorable reaction.''' Wikipedia
And www.HolidayInsights.com said that ''(The purpose of the day is to challenge you set this day) aside... to do just that. Be creative today. Use this day to try and test new ideas and concepts.''
In short, the idea is to believe in yourself enough to PLAN something. VISUALIZE something bigger than you are. And then DO that something... make it HAPPEN!
Now how many of you have NEVER heard of this holiday? (Me neither). Somebody ran this up the flagpole... and nobody saluted it.
And I got to wondering why this holiday never caught on.
Maybe it's because the ''name'' of this holiday is sounds so trivial.
Maybe it's because it just sounds like another ''feel good'', ''believe in yourself'' tripe.
Or maybe it's because a lot of people don't believe in themselves to begin with.
But now here's the deal... God DOES believe in you.
Ephesians 2:10 says ''... we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared in advance, for us to do.''
God believes in you.
He believes so much in you that He has prepared things in advance for you to do.
So the question becomes, if God believes in you and me that much - if He believes so much in every Christian that believes, repents, confesses Jesus as their Lord and rises up out of the waters of baptism ...
Series: Holiday Madness in January
Jeff Strite
II Kings 13:14-19
(Props: 3 arrows)
OPEN: Yesterday was January 2nd. Does anyone know what national holiday that is?
It's called ''Run It Up The Flagpole and See Who Salutes Day.''
Yes... that's actually a special day on the January calendar.
I visited a couple of sites that spoke about this ''special day'' and this is what I read:
''(Run it up the flagpole and see who salutes) was a catchphrase which became popular in the United States during the late 1950s and early 1960s. It means 'to ... present an idea and see whether it receives a favorable reaction.''' Wikipedia
And www.HolidayInsights.com said that ''(The purpose of the day is to challenge you set this day) aside... to do just that. Be creative today. Use this day to try and test new ideas and concepts.''
In short, the idea is to believe in yourself enough to PLAN something. VISUALIZE something bigger than you are. And then DO that something... make it HAPPEN!
Now how many of you have NEVER heard of this holiday? (Me neither). Somebody ran this up the flagpole... and nobody saluted it.
And I got to wondering why this holiday never caught on.
Maybe it's because the ''name'' of this holiday is sounds so trivial.
Maybe it's because it just sounds like another ''feel good'', ''believe in yourself'' tripe.
Or maybe it's because a lot of people don't believe in themselves to begin with.
But now here's the deal... God DOES believe in you.
Ephesians 2:10 says ''... we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared in advance, for us to do.''
God believes in you.
He believes so much in you that He has prepared things in advance for you to do.
So the question becomes, if God believes in you and me that much - if He believes so much in every Christian that believes, repents, confesses Jesus as their Lord and rises up out of the waters of baptism ...
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