(July 4, 2010)

God desires for His people to be well-rounded. Sometimes we have Sundays of head knowledge. Sometimes we have Sundays of worship. Sometimes we get a lot of heart knowledge, but little head knowledge, or vice versa. However, God wants us to be creative and stretch ourselves to newer horizons.

Sometimes we need music, which can be a gateway for spiritual understanding as well. We need to expand our capacity for what we can do. Therefore, we need to stretch to new realms and new arenas to be able to receive God's Blessings in ways that we never understood possible.

Sometimes we need a backstage pass to God. We see some things upfront from afar. But, if we take the backstage pass that He's given to us, we will see the inner workings of His Kingdom.

Sometimes we need a parade to triumph the Glory of God. As Christians, we mark through the streets and cast off the shrouds that keep them as undercover Christians. Non-Christians will see what it really means to be a Christian and move closer to Him and joining the parade.

- Jon Bruney