Archive for November 2009
balance beam
Turtles pull their heads in when faced with danger or opposition. That’s why God compares His people to things like an eagle, a lion, an athlete, and a warrior. Life isn’t about getting back what we used to have or trying to achieve a place of safety or stability. Life is about living obediently in the Kingdom of God. It’s about an ever increasing faith. It’s about participating with a passionate and loving God as He seeks out and saves the lost at all costs. It’s about getting ready for the Day Jesus returns.
Our culture doesn’t live in or for the Kingdom of God, so their reactions are based more on self-preservation than anything else. It’s easy to be influenced more by our culture than God’s Kingdom. Francis Chan captures our tendency in these times to pull into our shell because of life’s pain and injustices.
