The Theological Implications of Bananas in the Parking Lot
After Uche (he's back in Louisville) and I dropped off Joy at her apartment (Joy used to be our boss = banquet capitan), we saw a bunch of bananas (like, 7 or so bananas in a bunch) sitting on the ground in Joy's parking lot. The bananas looked fine and quite tasty. It was quite random to see bananas just sitting in a parking lot. My presumption is that somebody accidentally left them while taking their groceries into their apartment.
So what does this have to do with theology? This is quite a good question. I can honestly say that I have no idea about this one. All that I can say is that God is sovereign and so He ordained that the bananas be there. I also know that somehow the precise placement of these bananas at that very time in some way edifies the church and causes us to be more like Christ (cf. Romans 8:28-30). Praise be to God for puzzling events such as this.
posted by Lenny @ 1:07 AM
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2 Comments:
I was really amused by your blog entry but it was also thought provoking. How often to we neglect to pay attention to the perfect detail of God's sovereignty over the "little things" that occur in our daily routines? It really adds a richness to our reality, and definitely brings great comfort to us in the midst of the larger, more difficult events we face. One of my favorite sayings (I don't remember where I heard it) is, "God moves through the casseroles." Maybe you should think about adding a footnote about the sovereignty of God over casseroles...
Maybe a hungry person came by later to eat them. Maybe that person was craving bananas and couldn't afford to buy them. Maybe he/she began to pray for a single banana to eat when suddenly he/she came across a whole bunch of them. Maybe then, that person praised the Lord and the Lord began to open up his/her heart and mind to hear the gospel.
Or maybe you were just supposed to slip on the bananas, but in your own free will you decided to step over them on not on them. :) (just kidding, Lenny!)
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