As I look
the debates of the day over sexual orientation, faith, race, etc, and it is mostly
coming from people who say they are believers. I struggle, I sit back in
amazement, and mull over the audacity of our arrogance. We seem to pick and
choose what in the holy script, inspired word of God, the bible, is applicable to
us, me. If we really read the bible, we would see the worse of worse, and the best of the best.
We ostracized, when we should tryto find a way in, to win souls
toward God. Yet, we seemed to be willing to be best known for our negative
position, rather than our godly disposition. We are willing to fight, go to
war, and live in enmity, than to cross the line to reach in toward another to
teach one because he or she does not meet up to our expectations. The question I
have is – who are we to put up a standard, when we ourselves have fallen short,
and each day we fall shorter as we build our lives on a foundation riddle with
self-doubt, veneer beautiful covering a narcissistic, self-involved spirit.
Where we cannot reach beyond what we see, what we have been taught, or what we
feel, because it challenges who we are as a person, or it means people will
questioned my truth. See, we don’t get it, light drives out darkness in a room,
and in a heart. The question is not whether we should let others who are
different than us, whether it is SGL or another faith, it whether we are willing
to do what God has commissioned every
person who are followers of Christ to do
– John 13:34-35- “A new command I give you:
Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my
disciples, if you love one another.” (NIV).
The
simple fact is, we can’t because there is no room in our world or word to release
us. We are not sold out to Christ. See
when you are sold out to someone or something. No one changes you, ask any sold
out Dallas Cowboy or Houston Texans or Chicago bull, or Boston Red Sox fans. Come
hell or high water, they are not moved. Yet, us Christian, we stop short of
giving all when it come to the Father's will which is not our way or on our agenda of right. See, when you love there is no room
for hate, there is no room for pointing fingers because if the truth be told
your biblical belief stand is found more on your personal preferences,
upbringing, and fear of the unknown, more than it does on God’s word. See the lion
and the lamb can sit together, and if they are taught from babes…wink….God is
great, and amazingly awesome.
So,
I petition God to give me the wisdom to see beyond my visible eyes to embrace
His spiritual wonderment and truths. And though no one go with me, I will
follow… How about you…John 20:29 - Then
Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have
believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” NIV
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