Wednesday, January 2, 2008
unity
hosea 2:1
Say to your brothers, "You are my people," and to your sisters, "You have received mercy."
Do we look out for one another?
When was the last time you went to bat for someone?
Frequently we are so concerned with ourselves that we forget to that our brothers and sisters often to need someone to say to them that "You are my people".
Jesus desires for his people to be in relationship with each other, close community where when things go bad we don't run for the hills we hold fast next to each other and brace for the storm. The problem we face though is that we things go wrong, even when there is a clear spiritual attack happening we don't pray together, we don't turn to God's word to see what he has to say. We blame each other, finding so much sawdust in our brother's eye. The devil hates it when we are united in the truth that Christ offers so he will do anything to screw that up. So naturally we all become wary of each other. We stop trusting our heavenly family and start trying (unsuccessfully) to live as lone rangers. How can we build community in the face of imminent spiritual attack? The answer is simple but incredibly difficult. We center our community not on common interests, our tastes in movies, or our age. But instead, we put at the center of our community the idea that Christ is the great Uniter, and if we are all moving towards him then we are also moving towards each other. Easier said then done I know. God is worth us being a united family. Moving forwards in him and for him.
While writing this I was listening to Iron and Wine's new record called "The Shepherds Dog"
Say to your brothers, "You are my people," and to your sisters, "You have received mercy."
Do we look out for one another?
When was the last time you went to bat for someone?
Frequently we are so concerned with ourselves that we forget to that our brothers and sisters often to need someone to say to them that "You are my people".
Jesus desires for his people to be in relationship with each other, close community where when things go bad we don't run for the hills we hold fast next to each other and brace for the storm. The problem we face though is that we things go wrong, even when there is a clear spiritual attack happening we don't pray together, we don't turn to God's word to see what he has to say. We blame each other, finding so much sawdust in our brother's eye. The devil hates it when we are united in the truth that Christ offers so he will do anything to screw that up. So naturally we all become wary of each other. We stop trusting our heavenly family and start trying (unsuccessfully) to live as lone rangers. How can we build community in the face of imminent spiritual attack? The answer is simple but incredibly difficult. We center our community not on common interests, our tastes in movies, or our age. But instead, we put at the center of our community the idea that Christ is the great Uniter, and if we are all moving towards him then we are also moving towards each other. Easier said then done I know. God is worth us being a united family. Moving forwards in him and for him.
While writing this I was listening to Iron and Wine's new record called "The Shepherds Dog"
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good stuff andy baby!
