11-13-07 Letting God be God -- Mark 9:40
"... whoever is not against us is for us."
-- Mark 9:40
I have seen many brands of Christianity. Each franchise believes it has the doctrine, the experience, the incantation that makes you a real Christian or a first-class Christian. Those who don't fit it are sometimes quietly disdained or publicly maligned.
In this passage, Jesus gently reminds His disciples that you don't have
to be a member of the club to be a member of the family.
God's work in each Christian is unique to that child of God.
Yes, it is the same Jesus, the same Bible, the same standard of
righteousness. But the process varies. God works
with enormous differences in personality, culture, circumstance and
history, and He always does it with finesse.
I pray with people for emotional healing. Jesus shows up
nearly every time, but He never shows up exactly the same way
twice. I might expect the process to go one way, but Jesus
surprises me and walks through the back door while I'm wondering how
He's going to get through the front door.
There is delight in letting God be God!
Be encouraged!
Dwight
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