Thursday, April 19, 2012

Crazy Love- finished!

Okay God, Seriously, why did You give Francis Chan this intimate knowledge, this very literal interpretation of Your commands? I mean come on, what am I suppose to do now? I was doing "just fine" seeking You to benefit me in this race of the American Dream....And what now? Sell all my stuff and give it to the poor....lack my own material possessions in an attempt to better the least of these...invite strangers into my house; even the ones who can't invite me back....I mean, really God?! Wait,  hold that thought,  You want me to get outside the walls of Christians and hit up the local cell blocks or travel outside these states to love others....WHAT?! there it is, right there it is:  Bam, like a smack to my face and my comfort: THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU COMMAND OF ME!

Matthew 25: Jesus says, "I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me."................"I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, YOU DID NOT DO FOR ME...."

Now check this out: 1st John 3:16-20
16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. 17 If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? 18 Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.
19 This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence: 20 If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.

Oh, Father God, I have let you down. I have denied Jesus time and time again as I store up more and more here and now while seeing the needs of others.  My heart is hard and so used to seeing people in need that w/o realizing it, I justify not helping. When I do help, its almost as if a sense of  "we've done enough for now, we're good for awhile" comes over me and  Father, I see that this is a detrimental factor in displaying Your Love. You even say it is possible that Your love and truth are not in those of us who don't help others...what am I doing God? Show me. Show me what I am to do, Father. And then provide the means for me to accomplish it, and provide the courage for me to go do it. Thank You, Jesus that You cover me, I am so unworthy of Your Love, but thankful, so thankful. I praise you for Francis Chan and the work he is doing for and through you. Amen.

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