'SuFat' Tuesday

Does anyone really know what day it is?According to the political calendar, it is 'Super Tuesday'...the day when loads of states will be engaged in the Presidential primary ballot casting for delegate selection for the Democratic and Republican Parties. You know about the candidates and who is running for the highest office in the land...and you may be one of the many who after making careful investigation of the issues and the candidates knows exactly who it is that you will opt for and cheer on as the election results come in later in the evening.

According to the 'Party' calendar...well...its 'Fat Tuesday' or "Mardi Gras". This is the climax for parties and parades that began on January 6th and is to conclude on this day before Ash Wednesday. Folk by the thousands crowd the streets of New Orleans especially...many of which have no idea what it is exactly that is being celebrated...they just like the jazz and the party atmosphere!

According to the liturgical calendar, this is the day before the season of Lent is to be observed, a time when introspection and spiritual preparation for Easter begins in earnest...with the discarding of habits or the giving up of whatever it may be that keeps you from being the person of character or spirituality that you hope one day to realize. For some, that means giving up Snickers candy bars, (say it isn't so!), or smoking, or over eating, gossiping or gambling or you name it...the list is endless!

That is why I have called today 'SuFat Tuesday' for 2008.

Make it 'official'.No matter what today is to some or to many, this can be the day that you KNOW something important, eternal and with certainty, according to the Scriptures...

"We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers."
1 John 3:14

You may be confused as to who to vote for, or what all the partying on the Gulf Coast is about, but one thing you can know for sure is that in Christ, you are free to live, to live well, to live for others, and to live eternally. That is God's guarantee to you.

So in all the choices of 'SuFat Tuesday'...make sure that you choose real life. No candidate can guarantee that. No party can ever satisfy that. If you need more answers, go to the 'First Steps' page on our website and begin the journey to real living TODAY!