by Trent - From September 2005
Leaving Wal-Mart Saturday, I saw a bumper sticker from someone that goes to Cathedral Of Praise.
It read: "Jesus is healing the sick.(In bold) Cathedral of Praise (the fine print off to the side)"
I had mixed feelings about this. First of all , a lot of things are healing the sick, not just Jesus. Heck, band aids help heal infections, but I'm not going to go and make a bumper sticker about it. I guess this ties in with my "More Miracles In the Church" article from before. But, what I did like about it was that it was talking about what Jesus was doing, instead of what we should be doing.
At church today, I thought of a ton of more important things that Jesus is doing besides "healing the sick" ... and I wrote them down. ; Here is what I came up with:
I guess the list could go on and on. But, all of those descriptions of people receiving the grace of God is not a very nice picture. That picture is my exact condition if not for the grace of God.
There are rumors that I am pitiful, a cheat, dysfunctional, unlovely, rebellious, ungodly, and so on. I am here to tell you that those rumors would be the end of the story, except for all the things that Jesus is doing.
So, WDJD for you?
Remember the words of your Savior also, you shall forgive your brother even seventy times seven times, as I have forgiven you. ~ God [Letters from God and His Christ - Volume 1 - Stand Firm in the Face of Those Who Would Mock You for My Names Sake]