It hit me as I read today’s reading that I have lived a very cushioned life. I’ve not experienced persecution to the extent of being backed into a corner by unchurched people. I’ve not been forced to either cut and run or proclaim my identity in Christ. Our culture may be moving in that direction as we see radical submission to Jesus and His kingdom being criticized as ‘ineffective’. One high profile government official recently stated that demonstrating empathy to the marginalized is the ‘enemy’ of profit in our culture. Maybe develop a muscled mind, a compassion and love that surpasses culture and a thick skin.
“Love in the Fog”
“We’re living through a thick fog of misinformation, trauma, history, and broken trust. But even here, love moves. Even here, the Spirit hovers.
Even when we can’t see the road, we’re still invited to walk it by faith, not sight, and by love, not fear. The fog doesn’t hinder love; it deepens its reach, forcing us to trust what can’t be proven but is deeply known. Our healing won’t be found in a perfect argument but in a faithful presence that refuses to let go.” - Graham Joseph Hill
“Oh, that you would come and begin simply to listen to His Word and to ask only the one question: Does He really mean that I should abide in Him? The answer His Word gives is so simple and so sure: By His almighty grace you now are in Him; that same almighty grace will indeed enable you to abide in Him. By faith you became partakers of the initial grace; by that same faith you can enjoy the continuous grace of abiding in Him.” - Andrew Murray, Abide in Christ: The Joy of Being in God's Presence
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