Loving him

Loving people sacrificially- is that what is all about for Christians? Is that what we show to the world? To those who don't know him? Or do we kind of count on evangelists to take care of that. Do we focus on loving Christ followers who go to the same church as us, who practice the same things as us? I find having a bag of food to provide a homeless person such a thrill. Such a blessing. Such a gift from God that when I do it, nothing satisfies more than being able to do it. Jesus was often seen with tax collectors, prostitutes, the hungry, the poor, those who were beaten down and oppressed by the society he lived in. He challenged rich people to give it all away, to sell what they had and give to others. To walk away from their daily jobs of fishing and tax collecting and families and pick up their cross and follow him. What cross do we pick up daily? Who do we follow?

Looking for change

I am becoming more and more aware of the amazing wealth we have here in America and the poverty that effects much of the rest of the world. I know it is an old cliche, but we probably waste more resources than most of the world has. We spend billions on movies, pets, eating out, wireless networking and cell phones so we can be connected wherever we go.

That is all great- and a blessing that we have the resources to use. But as a church, Jesus called us to love our neighbors as ourselves. He called us to give to the least, and if they take your cloak, do not stop them from taking your tunic. Jesus wanted us to give and give freely. To take what he provides us with and to give as much as we can. To feed the hungry, stand beside the broken, to help those in need. Let us go today- and never stop going