Yesterday we considered the role of a disciple, and today we are warned against the challenges.
Christianity today is under attack from many different sources, and some of those sources are from people or organizations who consider themselves Christian.
Sometimes the most difficult enemies to see are the ones that look and sound like us!
A few years ago, a minister declared “war” on members of a certain religion and disrespected both toe members of that religion and the religion itself by burning their sacred books.
This is an atrocity!
An organization to which I belong collected money to replace those sacred books for anyone who asked.
This is the Christian way of behaving.
There are so many people who are more concerned about themselves than the welfare of others, that anyone who preaches justice or mercy is suspect.
The same goes for anyone who would like us to protest the current moral state of affairs Get rich quick, no matter who gets stepped on; take all the pleasure you can, no matter who gets hurt; lie, cheat or steal, if it gets you what you want!
These are the wolves we must overcome.
Jesus was right to tell us to be wise as well as harmless because the only way change can come is if we can see trouble and injustice coming and be able to recognize it for what it is.
We also must figure out how to not harm as we work to make the changes that God wants.
As we continue our mission of discipleship, we need to be careful not to injure others in our pursuit of justice.
Remember the wheat and the weeds, it’s God’s job to judge and we don’t want to destroy any wheat by pulling up the weeds.
2 responses to “DISCIPLE ~”
I truly agree with you here, we need to become less of ourselves and more of Jesus, and judgement belongs to Christ himself and not us, we are to love our neighbors as ourselves it is that plain and simple
Thank you for your reply. I remember long ago as a Sunday school teacher in many Demonations . A mother came to visit regarding my classes. After listening for some time to assist her needs. Mrs Kelly threw her arms upon agitated. The words were, ” You tell me in a perfect world what you want.” I smiled directly in her sorrowful eyes. I saw a human being poorly of knowledge . Later over that year, after many calm talks in our I remember garden the Pandora’s box opened her was a troubled soul, living an abused background of passed as a child. Hence, there was a poor soul. LIFE IS SIMPLE IF ONLY. 😌 God forgiveness is frees poor at heart, for HE is a loving God. Humanity is a key to opening the lock 🔐 in all peoples hearts opens doors 🚪 to many peaceful ways to enjoy our life to the beauty within on earth 🌎 if every saved one human poor in heart lifetime be blessed 🙌 What a wonderful world the Lord created for all . Im so happy I met you 💓 Amen 🙏 more later 🙏