Lately I've been looking at topics such as the debate on homosexuality, abortion, etc., and I get this sick and empty feeling when I see the hate and anger that arises within people when these topics are "discussed". If we would only look to Christ and the Word we would see the answer to these things! We will never win the battles by trying to persuade someone who's mindset and worldview is on another planet than ours. As followers of Christ, are we called argue our points to the death? No, we're called to love one another, to imitate Jesus, and to seek first the kingdom of God. Although we should not back down when it comes to right and wrong, we need to be equally as prone to prayer, to gentleness and love. Don't get me wrong, there is a time to show our zeal, to fight the good fight, and the Spirit will lead you in it, but our first reaction needs to be prayer; going to God and asking for wisdom, for a way to deal with the situation at hand and to do it in love.
As Christians we must know Christ more than anything else! If we have all the knowledge in the World yet don't know Christ we are wasting our time and our lives! Are we to simply know about Christ? It's more than that! Let's know Him, personally, get in the Word, seek Him in prayer! What is our time spent on? Games? Movies? Sports? Let's first give our days to Jesus!
We cannot forget that we are only sinners saved by the Grace of a powerful and loving saviour. I do that very thing (forgetting) far too often and I become critical and harsh, creating arguments and divisions that do everything but glorify Jesus Christ. Now, let us repent of our sins, confessing them to Jesus that we may be cleansed of them for He is so faithful to do so, let's seek God while He may be found, denying ourselves and laying down our own wants and desires to more earnestly follow Him!
