Tuesday 3 March
John 5.19–29
Psalm 44 Genesis 41.46- 42.5 Galatians 4.8-20
Psaumes 44 Genèse 41.46-42.5 Galates 4.8-20
Psalmen 44 Genesis 41.46-42.5 Galaten 4.8-20
Psalm 44 Genesis 41.46- 42.5 Galatians 4.8-20
Psaumes 44 Genèse 41.46-42.5 Galates 4.8-20
Psalmen 44 Genesis 41.46-42.5 Galaten 4.8-20
Bridge building
At the Tuesday evening home group, we often tie the
week’s sermon to the practice of being a ‘good’ Christian. It instantly begs
the question: what exactly makes a ‘good’ Christian?
In associating his purpose and power with the
Father, Jesus speaks an unfathomable truth. Empowered by the salvation that
only God could offer and the humility that humanity possesses, Jesus was – and
is - our bridge to the Father. He connects us to eternal life, unconditional
love, and everlasting light.
We cannot afford, however, to take this bridge for
granted. Neglect a bridge and it will wither; use it without care, and it will
break; defy it, and no one will find it. If there is no holistic definition of
the ‘good’ Christian life, then at the very least let us start by building this
bridge together. If we are witnesses to slivers of heaven here on Earth, let us
catch those moments and replicate them infinitely so that our own thoughts,
words, and deeds will start to reflect that same goodness.
We are all capable of good. We know this because of Jesus: the only Son of God, sent as a living invitation to build the bridge. Included in the envelope was less a fear of judgment and more an epiphany of the beauty that is possible when we come together.
Let’s keep building.
Ben Jance IV
Photograph
taken in 1916
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