Pastor Ray wrote these Disney Devotionals for his family’s vacation. They are simple devotionals based on the question “Where might we see God today?”
Before daybreak the next morning, Jesus got up and went out to an isolated place to pray. Mark 1:35 (NLT)
I love being immersed into the Star Wars and Harry Potter Universes. Yesterday I couldn’t get enough of the Star Wars area. I could have sat there, taking it all in for hours…even without the rides! I look forward to doing that again today at the Harry Potter world of Hogsmead and Daigon Alley! But the real fun in all of it is being with my family and seeing my kids, who love these worlds as much as I do, enjoy these things along side of me!
Every day we get to live in God’s Universe. God enjoys seeing us love the world he created and wants us to live into his great story of love and redemption by living lives that honor him. He wants us to work as co-laborers with the Holy Spirit to let His “Kingdom come and His will be done on earth as it is in heaven!” The feeling of excitement we feel when being in the Star Wars and Harry Potter Universes should pale in comparison to the feeling we have when we get ready to talk to God daily, when we read his word, and when we go to worship together each Sunday.
Of course Harry Potter and Star Wars were made to entertain us but Is God’s Universe and story any less exciting? From the meticulous detail of the world He created to the amazing story of life and redemption we have in Jesus Christ, we should be happy just to sit in God’s universe and bask in the beauty of his story!
Families, remember to take time each day - very early in the morning, like Jesus did, to wake up, pray, and spend time with the Father in His universe!
Dear God,
Thank you for the fun worlds we have read about and experienced. Help us to read about your world in the Bible and to spend time with you every day as we live for your Kingdom and your glory!
Raymond Sanchez is the Pastor of Worship and Administration at FBC Weslaco. He needs to work on waking up very early in the morning and praying and hopes that you will too!
Oh, and Happy Birthday Antonio!