Part 3 (Finally!)

"Our cultural and theological differences and misunderstandings cannot undermine the work we are charged with as brothers and sisters in Christ, for the good of the name of Christ and the Kingdom of God"

OK blog fans, todays the day! We are going to finally wrap this whole thing up today...
My previous statement was a bottom up statement. We shouldnt be different in our pursuit of the Gospel because it is bigger than us and something we should all strive for. Well, this statement is a top down statement.

I will say the statement another way... Because the Gospel is so good, and so worthy, it unites us so that we dont have to work on our differences; they go away when our focus is on the Gospel and that work of uniting is done for us. (I like positive statements much more than negative ones anyways!)

To you I lift up my eyes, O you who are enthroned in the heavens! Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master,as the eyes of a maidservant to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the LORD our God, till he has mercy upon us. ~Psalm 123:1-2

Just as when Peter was focused on Jesus he was able to walk on water, even amidst the waves, so it is with us. When we look to the Lord we are looking at truth and light. Ive said before that His reality is more real than our own. We are confused and live in the midst of sin here on this side of the return of Christ. When we look to the Lord he has mercy on us, and we are filled with grace. This makes the untruths and lies of our own world pale in comparison to that light.

Notice in Psalm 123 it says we look TILL the Lord has mercy.... not if. It is a promise. God will give us mercy and peace and things that are bigger than the world when we look and wait on the Lord.

This is what we must strive for and preach to each other.
DISCLAIMER- to wait on the Lord does not mean to sit and spin your wheels. No no, the greek is closer to "waiting" on the Lord, that is, serving him as if we had a towel over our arm, our best bow tie on. My mom always told me, its easier to steer a moving ship, and that is the truth. We have to be pursing truth and the word, this is the desire of our hearts. Only then will we find, only then will the door be opened.

So go out! Run after the Lord, learn more, read more, talk more, love more, drink starbucks.... (just kidding about that last one... kinda...). The gospel is free and is there for salvtion! Will it make all of your problems go away? No, but it will make them "light and momentary" thats a promise. But even better, youll get to participate in giving God glory, which is what you were made for anyways, and you will find Joy and fulfillment in that.

And with all that goodness, who has time for racism or insult? Thats all Im trying to say!

Praise God!