Remember
the words “Do it again, Daddy!” I could have just
entered the room doing several back flips; landed on
the edge of the sofa; sprung board off into a swan
dive across the room, landing on the entertainment
center; and doing a half twist dismount and sticking
the landing on the floor, and some child with lit up
eyes would laugh and say, “Do it again, daddy!”
I could have attempted the same series of back
flips, landing on my head and laying there in the
pain of a cracked skull and still hear a child’s
laughter saying, “Do it again.” Children love to see
you do it again.
The last time I was out West, standing at the edge
of the Grand Teton Mountains in all their splendor
and largeness, I found myself in a moment of soaking
up the view and praising the Creator and deep inside
my spirit, I wanted to shout, “Do it again, Father.”
The last time I was walking the sea shore or taking
in a red sky sunset or gazing at a clear night star
filled sky, everything in my being wanted to cry,
“Do it again.”
We get why a child wants to watch Daddy do the
spectacular again and again. We’re the same way. And
if we slow down enough and allow our spirit to open
up to really taking in the wonders of God’s
creation; well before long, you too will be saying,
“Do it again, Daddy!”
The tree just outside my office window is now in
full color. Some mornings, the sun hits it just
right and the tree appears to be on fire. Its beauty
is overwhelming. As I stand here gazing at it, I
sometimes say quietly, “Do it again.”
We’re starting a series of sermons titled, “God’s
Doing It Again.” Of course, God has always had a big
heart for the church. When the church first began,
it kicked off with a lot of fire and excitement and
it was easy to see God’s hand moving. Even today,
within certain congregations at certain times, you
can clearly see God doing it again. That’s what’s
happening here at Lincoln Christian Church. God is
doing it again!
