Humpty Dumpty - Let Us Seize The Day

Do you remember as a child ... listening to ... or reading ... nursery rhymes?

Some of them were a little freighting ... at least they were to me.

Three blind mice.

Three blind mice.

See how they run.

See how they run.

They all ran after the farmer's wife

Who cut off their tails with a carving knife,

Did you ever see such a sight ... in your life,

As three blind mice?

The carving up of three blind animals ... mice or not ... is not a real uplifting story ... before bedtime.

Now ... The Three Blind Mice ... Nursery Rhyme ... has been around since the 16th century.

And according to tradition ... the Farmers wife represents Mary the 1st .... The Roman Catholic Queen of England ... also known as ... Bloody Mary.

And the three Blind Mice ... who were carved ... ... represent the three Anglican martyrs ... Hugh Latimer, ... Nicholas Ridley and Thomas Cranmer, who Mary had burned ... at the stake.

But as a Child ... all I could picture were 3 mice ... who could not see ... being carved up with a big butcher's knife ... by a crazy lady.

Now with that picture in your mind ... your mom tucks you into bed and says ... (Slow) sweet dreams honey.

Not happening.

Then there's the famous Mother Goose Rhyme .... Humpty Dumpty.

Remember Humpty Dumpty?

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall;

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall;

All the king's horses ... and all the king's men

Couldn't put Humpty together again.

Did you have a Humpty Dumpty when you were a child.

To me ... he looked like a big egg ... with a face on it ... that had Legs and Arms sticking out.

Yet ... according to the story ... when he fell ... no one ... including all the men in the Kingdom ... could put him ... together again.

Supposedly this Nursery Rhyme is based on an English drink called ... a "Humpty Dumpty" ... which was a 17th Century Intoxicating English drink ... made with Brandy ... boiled with ... Ale.

It would probably be difficult to even sit on a chair let alone a wall after a few ... "Humpty Dumpties".

Well Shortly after our Children were born ... my wife Lee found a book titled ... The Christian Mother Goose.

In the book ... Instead of three Blind Mice .... there were three Kind Mice... who by the way ... did not have their tales carved off.

And there was Humpty Dumpty as Well:

Open the Book

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall

Humpty Dumpty shouted Amen

God can put me together again.

O' Beloved ... we have a loving God ... who loves us deeply.

And we should look at life ... with joy ... in our hearts.

A glass that is not half empty... or half full .... but one overflowing.

A life bearing good fruit ... bearing the fruit of the Spirit ... in all that we say ... and in ... all that we do.

A life that can continually shout ... Amen!

For when we fall ... for when we are broken ... God in deed can put us together .... again.

Our text from Deuteronomy shares a promise to those who keep Gods commandments.

For those that walk in His will.

Hear God's Word: BIBLE The LORD your God will make you abundantly prosperous in all the work of your hand, in the fruit of your womb and in the fruit of your cattle and in the fruit of your ground. For the LORD will again take delight in prospering you, as he took delight in your fathers, 10 when you obey the voice of the LORD your God, to keep his commandments and his statutes..." END Deuteronomy 30:9-14

Beloved ... We are a new creation in Christ Jesus.

Called to bear fruit ... in all that we do.

Set apart for good works ... so that we will lead lives worthy ... of our Lord.

Our hope is not of this world ... or in this world ... our hope is in .... Christ Jesus.

And Paul also shares this hope in Christ ... to the Colossian Believers ... and to all ... that call themselves .... followers of the Christ.

Hear Paul's prayer from our text from Colossians: BIBLE ".... that you will lead lives worthy of the Lord, ... fully pleasing to Him, .... As you bear fruit in every good work ...and as you grow in the knowledge of God; .... May you be made strong with all strength that comes from his glorious power, ..." END (Colossians 1:10)

A life bearing fruit in every good work ...is truly ... Living life ... to the fullest. (Pause)