Doug Van Pelt

Out of the mouth of babes...

"...You have perfected praise?"

That is a verse that Jesus quoted when He made His triumphant entry into Jerusalem for His last week before His crucifixion. The author (Matthew) quoted another obscure verse when he described the fact that Jesus rode in on a donkey.

It's neat how seemingly insignificant things can turn into major roles in God's plan, like those "obscure" verses being messianic.

He had some strong words to say to the chief priests, who were afraid to answer Him directly when they questioned Him about His authority and He answered back with, "I'll tell ya, but let me ask you first -- John's baptism, by what authority did he baptise?" They weighed out the political options of either answer ("God" or "man") and lamed out with, "I don't know."

I think that's funny.

I'm here in Sacramento at the Youth Specialties convention. I hope I can bless those around me. The youthworker is often a very special individual, and there'll be a lot of them here. I'm sure I will be blessed by them.

Posted by Doug Van Pelt at September 29, 2005 06:38 PM