Saturday, December 17, 2005
Action
"Many Christians find comfort on Sunday mornings in the Bible verse that says where 2 or 3 are gathered in His name, He is there with them (Mt 18:20). For some reason, they prefer that verse over the one that says the prisoner and the tramp in the street is Jesus too (Mt 25). when it comes to which place Jesus would prefer to be met, you have to wonder. Would he rather see His kingdom come by His followers praying for His kingdom to come, or by them putting their faith into action?"
He then goes on to state the fact that social justice was such a huge issue in the Prophetic books of the Old Testament and to Christ himself. I agree yet we seem to (as a church) lost this concept. Maybe we have forgotten that being part of the Body of Christ is not about serving our needs but serving the needs of others. It is possible that we have lost sight of the fact that we are to molded by God so that we can, in turn, allow God to work through us so that others may be molded as well. I am not saying that prayer and care for God's church is not important. I am saying that we have lost our way. We have become lax in our action for God because we are too busy asking for God. He is there. He is waiting. He is ready to work through us. What do you all think???
I think that one of the reasons we come together on a Sunday morning is so that we can refocus and "refill". Even Jesus needed his time for that and He was God!
I think that what happens is that's where it stops for most people. They don't take that refreshment and share it. We are God's hands and feet. Yes we are needed in the building so that we can teach other's about Him but we need to carry that on to the world outside.
They are the lost ones. They also need Christ. I LOVE the story of the woman at the well. Jesus was there, I think knowing that she was going to come or someone in need of Him was going to come! He went to where the people are. He did not build a building and say...."here I am, come on in!"
Yes it hard but I do believe that in James 2:26 it says "faith without deeds is dead".
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