Eats with Sinners

Who has been attacked with doubt and pain? Who has waged war with anger and has been conquered by its roguish attacks? Wrestling with unreachable answers have left us wounded and inflicted. The prolific riches found in the Almighty during these battles seem worthless and indifferent.

Nevertheless, the journey through our wilderness and desert has a special gift that the early writers of the Scriptures used often, abundantly, and profusely. For some, this gift is wrapped in eloquent cloth with a ribbon tied around it. For others, they have it in a brown paper sack, like a bottle of whiskey. Then there are those who pack it up in a suitcase when they travel. Even though the world seems heavy, the gift of Doxology has served its purpose.

For a woman who has just found out that she has been consumed by breast cancer, Doxology is there during the radiation and chemo. For a set of young parents who just lost their first unborn child due to a miscarriage, Doxology is there in the waiting room. And for people who have been fluttered down with failure and depression, Doxology is sitting next to them.

Early in the letter of Romans, Paul announces the spiritual state of all those who live out their lives without God, then Paul burst into praise. “Oh, the depths of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen”.

Doxology cannot ever be out of place. We cannot keep Doxology locked in our closets, offices, or cars. Without Doxology, we are just a community walking among the dead with no reason to live. Doxology keeps us alive, it maintains us. The spirit of Doxology is greater than any addiction, abuse, or sin. Thanks be to God, our Savior and Lord! Amen.

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