Month: August 2020

 

Matthew 20:28 “just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

When I ponder on this verse, one thing that comes to mind is “choice vs right.” Christ had the “right” to rule on earth with His sovereign power. Similarly, we have the “right” to many of the luxuries of this life. However, Christ came to this earth as a helpless baby and spent his life humbling himself and serving the most hated or marginalized sectors of his community.  We in turn must take his example and choose to humble ourselves before the Lord of host first and then walk humbly with the Lord as we encounter this world.  Continue reading “Living Sent – Day 2” →

 

Jeremiah 29:7 Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper.

God sent the Israelites into exile (banished them) to a city in which they did not want to be. God instructs them to seek the welfare of the city into which they’d been sent. This meant praying for and working for the good of the city in which they were held captive. I’m sure
that if I were in their shoes, I wouldn’t want the city that was holding me captive to prosper… in fact, I’d probably be wishing the worst upon them. But Jeremiah shares God’s words with his people, … if it prospers, you too will prosper. Continue reading “Living Sent – Day 1” →