There is such tragic irony in losing our faith in Christ because we placed our faith in people who failed us. The beauty rising from the ashes of our burned down idols is that Jesus is the only one left standing. “When they looked up they saw no one except Jesus alone.”
Mt 17:8
It’s not a choice only if preaching to the choir or participating in wrongs.
Righteousness is right things in right ways, times, & places, for right reasons.
We cannot do justice holding hands with abuse.
We cannot tell truth with microphones bought by lies.
We have to think.
We can trust that God is still with us even if He feels distant. We can trust that He isn’t finished with us. We can trust that He is still working even if we don’t see it. And as we trust Him, we are able to wait patiently for what He is going to do in our lives.
"Jesus tells us not to be misled by the voices of strangers. There are so many strange voices being heard in the religious world of our day. We must compare what they say with the Word of God." #BillyGraham
Can I give you a prescription today for your overthinking, for your fear, for your worry, for your anxiety? Here's my prescription. Cry out to God, take a nap and have a good meal.
RELATIONSHIP to God is greater than RITUAL for God! Stop focusing on “rules” when Jesus wants your heart! When he has that, everything falls into place!
Being persecuted is not the same as being criticized, disliked, or overlooked because of our own judgmental and offensive postures toward our nonbelieving neighbors and the world.
Person: Quit making faith so political. Just preach the gospel.
[silence]
God: So yeah, anyway, as I was saying about leaving grain and produce for the poor and immigrant...
Christians, it is wise (and long passed time) for us to pray. This country is not our home, it is not our hope, it is not our future glory. In this hour, rest on him who was and who is and who is to come.
"Venture on him venture wholly. Let no other trust intrude."