Look Before You Leap

In honor of Leap Day, today's humorous anecdote will have to do with leaping.

Have you ever jumped with joy? Luke 6:23(NIV) concludes the Beatitudes exhorting us to "Rejoice in that day and leap for joy". Have you ever? We've all seen the football players leap and hi-five after a touchdown, a hitter leap onto the plate after a post-homer trot around the bases, or seen the image of MJ leaping up with a pumped up fist after hitting the jumper to win the game. Have you had those joyous moments that filled you with so much joy that it welled up in you and then released itself like a coiled spring as you found yourself jumping high (or at least it seemed like you got some decent elevation) in the joyous expression of the leap?

I've had a few of those moments. One that I remember though took place in doors. I actually don't remember what had got me so excited, I think I won a board game or something but whatever it was, it was enough to make me jump for joy and my 6-foot 1-inch frame, positioned in a doorway quickly elevated and just as quickly...CRACK!

I woke shortly afterward, sprawled out on the floor like an over-sized rag doll and my head throbbing. Joy is good. Rejoicing in that God has rescued us from our sin by grace through faith in our savior, the Lord Jesus the Messiah is great. But before it wells up in you like a spring, make sure you are not in a doorway or some other area lacking headroom. Look Before You Leap!