Movement
This week seemed to be full of messages that there is a movement happening among us. I have noticed ever sinc the election that there has been a restored hope in America. This week I watched a great segment on Extreme Home Makeover. A lady from Lansing who had lost her husband and how his friends came back and shared all his acts of kindness. I watched a show where Millonares went to live with the poor for a week. Their lives were changed when they realized there were actually nice people that were poor.
I was reading in John 1 last week and I was struck by the thought that Jesus says I am the light of the world. Then I let my mind wander into the idea of what he meant by that. I couldn't help but think he was saying I have come to shed some light on the way your life should be. Our lives can be lived to the fullest if we put away this constant feeling that we need to hoard our money so we can protect our happiness. As the millionares in the show found out, true happiness is helping our fellow man and giving of ourselves as a servant. Just like Jesus modeled.
Anyways is it my iamgination or are people actually starting to get it? I am encouraged by examples of people I have had the privelege to meet. They are willing to give up the material things to be with, and minister to, the least of these.
Live it to the full!
Randy
I was reading in John 1 last week and I was struck by the thought that Jesus says I am the light of the world. Then I let my mind wander into the idea of what he meant by that. I couldn't help but think he was saying I have come to shed some light on the way your life should be. Our lives can be lived to the fullest if we put away this constant feeling that we need to hoard our money so we can protect our happiness. As the millionares in the show found out, true happiness is helping our fellow man and giving of ourselves as a servant. Just like Jesus modeled.
Anyways is it my iamgination or are people actually starting to get it? I am encouraged by examples of people I have had the privelege to meet. They are willing to give up the material things to be with, and minister to, the least of these.
Live it to the full!
Randy
posted by Randy W. @ 9:20 PM
2 Comments:
At Dec 7, 2008, 11:38:00 PM ,
Anonymous said...
the millionaires SHOULD hurry and give it away, since obama will take it from them shortly after assuming office...
think i'm joking? read up on the steelers owners, who are trying to sell off to one another before inauguration day...
socialism, here we come.
At Dec 11, 2008, 9:36:00 AM ,
Anonymous said...
I have to agree with everything you said here except the part where you tie this in with Obama. The examples given all actually took place before the election. All of those television episodes where recorded 6 months to a year ago. This type of thing has been happening all along (Operahs big give) plus look at all of the past stories of Home Makeover. It doesn't (and shouldn't) take Obama or any one single person to get this movement going. It takes everyone. If we sit and wait for someone in political office to MAKE people serve, then WE as the church are missing the boat and not doing what we are called to do.
I don't want Obama worrying about getting people to serve, thats not his job, he needs to worry about leading this country. "The Church" needs to get off it's dead ass and get people serving. (Just listen to Rob Bells teaching from 12/7 everybody wins)
Chris D
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