Signed, Sealed, Delivered - No Problems!
“For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves…” (Colossians 1:13).
I thought I was finished with Colossians 1:13. You did, too didn’t you? You’d think three days is sufficient to cover one passage of scripture that is only one sentence. But I thought about the pastor’s message in Claxton, GA this past Sunday and was reminded of his personal illustration, one that I share in similarity.
Last Christmas I ordered from eBay a Wii for Caleb and a Wii Fit for Clay and myself. I received confirmation of the order and shortly after that an email for tracking purposes. That was so exciting! I logged on to the UPS website everyday and watched the package as it left Sacramento, California, took a short stay in Arizona, stopped by Texas for a day or so, then jumped a few states and hung out in Atlanta, Ga until it finally registered as Arrived in Greenville, SC. Everyday I grew more and more anxious about the arrival of that package. Then I started getting very concerned. Clay was in England on business, Caleb was in the middle of basketball season and I was at the office. What if someone else signed for it and stole it before I got home? What if they didn’t require a signature and just dropped it off on my front porch? There are so many “stories” of packages being stolen during the holiday season. What was I going to do? Then I found a note on my door that they could not leave the package without my signature. I had to sign for my long awaited package. I had something going on that next day and I could not work from home in order to be there to receive the package. Finally I thought to have my nephew who worked second shift hang out at my house and wait for UPS to deliver. Next day I received an email update from UPS and when I clicked on order status, there it was - Delivered! Woo Hoo! My packaged had been signed for, sealed with UPS confirmation and marked delivered just in time for Christmas!
You know we don’t have to be so anxious about our status with the Lord. We don’t have to watch it everyday to make sure there’s no change. Jesus Christ hung on the cross, His blood dripped down onto the ground, dried up and rotted so that you and I could be sealed for eternity! He signed for us with His own blood, sealed the deal with His death, and delivered us into the kingdom of glory with the resurrection. Can I get an Amen! There are no problems with the process, no fear of someone snatching us from His hand. We are signed, sealed, delivered, we’re His! No problems!
I hope you all have a great relaxing weekend. You’re going to be really surprised to hear this but Clay and I are going to be out of town. We’re going to Pigeon Forge, TN this weekend for a Sunday School retreat. Yep, you heard me right. We’re going to be gone again. Caleb has a youth retreat in NC so we’ll all be off retreating, pulling back from the cares of this life, regrouping, regaining our focus. Sounds inviting, huh?
Hope