Steak, Sports and Satisfaction

Last night I had the privilege of sitting in a lounge, with huge big-screen TVs playing every sport imaginable, while eating a steak with good friends who were happy to be there.

What a great night!

The steak night was a fundraiser for a friend who is going on a missions trip in the near future and I thought to myself at one point "Jesus is here!"  If Jesus was physically walking the earth he would have been in that lounge with us, enjoying the steak, the sports and revelling in the satisfaction of friendship.

There is a line in Matthew 14 that says "They all ate and were satisified."  Jesus fed all those hungry people by multiplying the fish and the loaves, and he is still bringing satisfaction by giving us moments where we just know that life is good.

I really believe that when Jesus tells us that we can find rest for our weary souls that he isn't talking only about our sin and the weight that puts on us.  I think he is also talking about times when we are simply enjoying the gifts that he has given us through times like last night, when your heart is light with joy.

I can think of no better way to end this blog but with an invitation to listen to someone who understood what a great life we have been given----
Here is a link to Louis Armstrong's What A Wonderful World 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2VCwBzGdPM

Hope you have a smile on your face as you listen. . . . .

BT