You Shall Live…
This is a good morning to begin to live, like you have always wanted. That is what I have decreed in my heart. “That Today I Shall Live…” Living can be difficult especially if everything is not copasetic. You remember the word copasetic, the winos’ used to use it. “Brother every thing is copasetic” they would say. Well, Lord, everything is not so wonderful and it is difficult to live through the mess of life.
Mark 9:1 states clearly. "you shallnot taste death..." I love the words of Jesus after he moves so powerfully in the prior chapters of Mark; he now takes time to let the disciples know that there is relief from the horrors of this messy life. This life that causes us to beg the question; is this all really worth it? Well the Kingdom has come and we do have our hands to the plow and we will not look back. If you do look at the stuff, chances are you will die. Look forward toward life and the words Jesus said “you will not taste death.” Translate that into, Life is just not going to be that bad, that you have to die while trying to live. Live today my loves, if for no other reason than you will not taste death. You shall live and live in power you shall. Feel it? The power! O come on, you know you do.