"In all thy ways acknowledge Him,
and He shall direct thy paths."
- Proverbs 3:6

This is the first year in quite some time that my wife wasn't involved in the Jr. / Sr. Play at the high school where she teaches.

For the past 7 years, my wife helped direct the plays because she was the class sponsor.

Occassionally, I would go up during the rehearsals and would kind of chuckle at some of the things that you would hear her saying...

"CUT!"  Whenever something wasn't right, she would call out "Cut" to stop the actors in their tracks.  It meant something needed to be changed before continuing.

And there was "PLACES EVERYONE."  She would say this to remind the various students involved in the play to take their assigned place.  If everyone wasn't working together as a team, then the play didn't proceed smoothly. 

Sometimes I would hear her call out, "LIGHTS."  Of course, she wanted the stage lights turned on to focus in on something of importance, or to simply illuminate the area so things could be seen more clearly.

Occassionally, my wife could be heard saying, "SPEAK UP."  When one of the students wasn't talking loud enough to be heard, she would encourage them to speak loudly enough to be noticed and understood by those onlooking.

She used all kinds of terms and spoke to each of the students involved.  In fact, she directed the movements of EVERYONE.  When they listened, things came off without a hitch and were exactly what they were supposed to be.  When they didn't listen, things became a mess.  The key was to simply obey the instructions of the director.

You know, life has been referred to many times as a play...with all the world its stage.  And, if you think about it, we, as believers in Christ Jesus, have a "Director" who calls the shots for our lives.

You see, God Himself is our Director.  The Bible says that He will "direct our steps."  And, if you listen closely even today, you'll hear Him saying some familiar things...

"CUT!"  Whenever something isn't right, He calls out "Cut" to stop us in our tracks.  It means that we have committed a sin or are about to give in to temptation.  Maybe there is a flaw in our character or a bad attitude or  some mistake we are about to make.  God speaks to our heart to point out something that needs to be changed before we continue on.

What about "PLACES EVERYONE."  God says this to remind us that EACH of us has an assigned place in life to  stand in.  He has special plans for each of our lives - things that only we can do.  The "body of Christ" is made up of many different people, with many different abilities - and it takes contributions from each of us to make sure the Kingdom of God proceeds smoothly.

Sometimes we hear Him call out "LIGHTS."  Of course, He wants us to turn on our lights to focus others in on Christ.  We are to be the "lights of the world" to illuminate the darkness that others may see more clearly the wonderful story of our Savior.

Occassionally, God even can be heard saying, "SPEAK UP."  When we don't speak loudly enough to be heard above the noise of this world, He encourages us to share a word from Him to those who are onlooking.

God uses all kinds of terms and He speaks to EACH of His children.  In fact, He directs the movements of all of us who belong to Him.  When we listen, things come off without a hitch and we become exactly who He designed us to be.  When we don't listen, things become a mess.  Amen?

The key is to simply obey the instructions of the Director!

Christian, if you listen closely this morning, I'm sure you can hear the voice of the Lord speaking to your heart.  What is He saying to you today?

CUT?

PLACES EVERYONE?

LIGHTS?

SPEAK UP? 

Have a "Wonderful DAY in Christ,"
Jimmy D. Brown
\o/ Praise Jesus!