May the mumbling commence!
Did you know that there is nothing that we can do to change God’s love for us? I see this unchangeable fact in what Jesus told the seventy in Luke chapter ten. He told them what to do and tell people who accepted them and what to do and tell people who rejected them. Read from Luke chapter ten:
"Whatever town you go into and the people welcome you, eat the meals they give you and heal the people who are ill there. Tell them, 'The kingdom of God is very near to you now.' But whenever you come into a town and they will not welcome you, you must go into the streets and say, 'We brush off even the dust of your town from our feet as a protest against you. But it is still true that the kingdom of God has arrived! I assure you that it will be better for Sodom in 'that day' than for that town.” (Verses 8-12)
When we welcome God into our lives, God will sit and fellowship with us. We will find healing and become aware that God is very near us. His Kingdom is here and coming. Praise the Lord.
When we do not welcome God into our lives, God will not impose on us. God will leave those who want to be left alone left alone. God is the ultimate gentleman. Whether we are aware of God’s presence or not, God is still very near us. God’s Kingdom is still here and coming. Lord, have mercy.
Yes, Lord, have mercy. It will be better for Sodom than for those who reject God’s children.
Why would we choose to cut ourselves off from fellowship with the Lord and all the healing that comes? Why would we hide our heads and deny the presence of the Lord in our lives? It would be plain insanity to do so. But the world sells insanity as the greatest of wisdom.
Whichever way we choose, God will always be near to welcome us into full fellowship – much like the forgiving Father from the “Prodigal Sons” parable that Jesus tells in Luke (15). Let us choose fellowship and healing. Let us choose to praise the Lord. Let us accept the Lord’s great mercy.
For at one time or another in our lives, we have been on one side or the other – welcoming or not welcoming. Let us remember that fact as we reach out to those who may not welcome the words that we bring. Help us to be patient, O Lord!
Enough mumbling for now…
Peace Out
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