These days I am very
aware of the true unity that people of faith will have to have in the days to
come. Our petty divisions with one
another will have to cease. We need to
get on task and that requires building bridges not walls.
“God so loved the world that He gave His
only Son.”
This verse is used
to show Jesus’ work in our lives. But
reading it today I was struck with the first part of the verse; God so loved
the world.
The world was as
much of a mess then as it is now. People
were as much of a mess then as they are now.
At one point in history God looked at that mess and decided to destroy
it all, except Noah, his family, and the animals. The world didn’t change much. But this time God so loved the world He decided
to save it.
For me there is a
lot in this world not to love; a lot in this world I would like to see
destroyed; poverty, was, killing babies, corporate greed, oppression, just to
name a few. But God had and still has a
different way besides destroying everything.
He sent His Son to save the world by transforming the way people
thought, believed, and lived. We are
called to follow in his footsteps; in the world but not of it we are to reflect
God’s love to people; we are called to instruct not condemn. Jesus helped people by teaching them to see
differently, think differently, and live differently. I want to do that in my
writing, my ministry, my life. I want to
produce conversation not conflict.
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