Have you ever been talking to someone and they said something so profound that you just said to yourself “wow, that is really powerful?” \u00a0I had one of those moments in a chat with a brother in Christ. \u00a0His quote was, “We know about eschatology He will fix it. But we live in between the already and the not yet. Where the struggle stings.” \u00a0Daryl Moore was spot on, we are caught between two worlds. \u00a0How do we reconcile in our minds the fact that God will make all things right one day, when we live in the presence of constant struggles? \u00a0Abraham said in speaking of God in Genesis 18:25, “Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?” \u00a0Abraham was talking about the impending judgment of Sodom and Gomorrah. \u00a0As a Christian, we know that one day God will set all things right. \u00a0But we also know that that day is not here yet. \u00a0Hence the struggle when we see issues such as abortion, same-sex marriage, racism, and the like. \u00a0It is in these times are faith is tested. \u00a0But we must not lose hope, because the God we serve, the God of the Bible, both knows what is happening, and how it will turn out in the end. \u00a0We cannot get so caught up in our past that we miss the progress that has been made in the present. \u00a0But we also cannot get so caught up in looking to the future that we lose heart in light of our present circumstances. \u00a0We must have as the apostle Paul said “steadfastness”, an unwavering commitment and faith in God.<\/p>\n
The Bible clearly says in Romans that we are to “rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep.” \u00a0As Christians, we are called to join our fellow humans in the struggle. \u00a0We are not to stand afar off shouting some Christian cliches, that while they are true, are not helpful in the moment. \u00a0We must live life with those who are hurting, and in living life with them point them to the answer. \u00a02 Corinthians 5:18 is where Paul tells us that God has given us a ministry of reconciliation. \u00a0We must admit the wrongs of mankind, help to work through the problems faced in this world, but in all things we must point people to Christ. \u00a0In this world, there will always be classes of people, there will always be hatred and violence. \u00a0That is because this world is broken. \u00a0It was broken not at the colonization of America, the sexual revolution, or even the rise of feminism. \u00a0This world was broken in the Garden of Eden, when Adam and Eve willfully chose to rebel against God. \u00a0It is that event that set the sails on the course of human history and has brought us to the place we are today. \u00a0It was a heart problem that led Adam and Eve to sin, and it is a heart problem that drives the hatred, violence, and chaos of today. \u00a0There are no human fixes for these problems, there is only the Divine fix, which is a new heart. \u00a0It is the church’s responsibility to live out the truth of Scripture that in Christ there is no difference in people. \u00a0The answer to the world’s problems is not a new justice system, it is not a new government. \u00a0The answer is the cross of Jesus Christ. \u00a0Only in Him can we be delivered from that which divides us and is killing us.<\/p>\n
By His grace and through His strength may we live for Him<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Have you ever been talking to someone and they said something so profound that you just said to yourself “wow, that is really powerful?” \u00a0I had one of those moments in a chat with a brother in Christ. \u00a0His quote … Read More