Just a SKOSH
SKOSH.. From the Japanese word "sukoshi," pronounced SKOSH. That also MEANS A LITTLE BIT. For example, "I'll have just a SKOSH of that pie."
SKOSH is a great underutilized word, and though I don't recall SKOSH ever making it into any translations of the Bible, I am sure it can be implied, and rest assured, SKOSH will be in my Back Pew Bible paraphrase.
In fact, I would like to use a Skosh-Meter to measure small amounts (a SKOSH ) of... stuff that cannot be measured with your standard ruler or scale.
<— For example, Ned crossed through the Red Sea with the nation of Israel in Exodus 14 with…
’beep beep beep’ just a SKOSH of faith.
(as detected by my Skosh-Meter)
Or..
When God asks Adam and Eve, "Did you eat of the forbidden fruit?" ..
They answered in unison.. "Umm.. maybe just a SKOSH." BUT…
The Skosh-Meter is waved and… ‘beep, beep, beep.’
Results - All indications are they ate possibly more than a SKOSH.
And how about we apply our word of the day, ‘SKOSH’, to everyday loving words shared between a husband and wife.
Wife: "Honey, are these pants too tight?"
Husband: "Umm, maybe just a .. SKOSH tight"
Ok on this one, don't wave your Skosh-Meter anywhere near your wife's butt (can I say butt?).
You should say, "My dear, you look BEAUTIFUL in those pants, in fact THOSE PANTS ARE LUCKY to have you… in them.”
THEN…What if I tried using a SKOSH-METER to measure my relationship with God?
God’s Two Greatest Commandments: Love the Lord God with all my heart, soul, and mind? And others like myself? Matthew 22:36-40
Do I love God more than a SKOSH? Yes, but does my life show I love him with all my heart?Am I a lukewarm Christian? Revelation 3:16
And if I set my Skosh-Meter to indicate temperature, a SKOSH of temperature (lukewarm) is not would is expected of me.
A SKOSH OF LOVE for God is, of course, LESS THAN ALL MY HEART, and if my Skosh-Meter.
I don’t even know what my trusty SKOSH-METER will say, but I want it to be pegged all the way to the right by the words WITH ALL MY HEART, and far from the left side of the Skosh-Meter by the red letters - just a SKOSH - and no beeping sounds, please
Then again, it is good that God is loving and faithful, as His grace and God's Truth is better than trusting my Skosh-Meter, which I believe is out of calibration.
God will not reject me from Heaven for scoring 67/100 on Heaven's Entrance Exam.
He knows I have problems memorizing scriptures, and story problems confuse me.
Missing out on Heaven by three lousy points (technically a SKOSH ) is very un-Godlike.
*note* To those of you that I worried for a moment..
There is no Entrance Exam; no minimum score required—only grace for the repentant heart. No missing Heaven by a SKOSH.
But seriously, back to loving God with all your heart, soul, and mind, and others as yourself. These truly are the two greatest commandments and my daily pursuit until someday Heaven. Pursue God with my whole heart (not a SKOSH ), put all (not a SKOSH) of your hope in Him, and I believe my love cannot help but grow for Him, and a natural extension of this love for God is a love for others.
May God bless each of you in your journey to know Him. To know God is to love God in ways that are much more than a SKOSH, but instead BEYOND YOUR DREAMS.
Blessings
Jeff
Oh, and if you ever need to move a mountain… Just a SKOSH of faith (mustard seed size for you gardeners) is a good thing. —>
