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Prayer, loving attention to our neighbor, consistent gratitude to God: all these are ways to keep ourselves aware that the Lord Jesus is on his way to judge the living and the dead.
Earlier this year, I adopted a “sit-spotting ” nature meditation practice, which I wish I’d started doing a long time ago.
Every other morning, before dawn, I hike back into the forest behind our rural home, to a secluded spot where a spring-fed stream tumbles down layers of exposed limestone. I sit there for about half an hour, watching a small stretch of the stream and listening to the sounds of the water and the woodland. I journal for a bit, then I hike back home.
The kingdom involves the coming of Jesus in power and glory to judge the living and the dead, to discern each person’s final relationship with God.
For us, the challenge of the gospel remains real. We want to save face, keep from rocking the boat, avoid the embarrassment of taking an unpopular stand. But at what cost?
To some extent each of us is a hypocrite because none of us expresses in our actions the full limitations of our hearts. To what extent am I a hypocrite?
I rise before the sun this morning to the smell of coffee in the kitchen. Another day in Eden awaits.
READ MT 16:21-27 Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer greatly from the elders, the chief priests, and
Much of society emphasizes external appearance. That says nothing about who the real person is within himself. And that is ultimately what God judges.
Most of us are not called to proclaim the gospel of Jesus full time as apostles, but we can bring people into touch with Jesus.
Practice without faith conviction is useless. But at the same time, belief without appropriate practice is meaningless.
