There
is no one quite so disoriented and frustrated as the man or woman who has gone
part-way with Christ...the Savior is neither Lord nor rival but somewhere
in-between. The commands in Exodus are
acknowledged but the ones of Matthew 6 are for another day and time. Faith is some sort of murky variable rather
than a clear and certain way to face each decision of the day today. Charity is an institution rather than a
lifestyle and contentment is more like shrapnel from an exploded hope. The whining of the Israelites when they stood
at the edge of the Promised Land the first time is such a distant thunder for
us but are we certain the lightening does not strike at our feet too? Are we ready to abandon ourselves to the wild
God who told the rich young ruler to get rid of His fortune and follow along
the path of disciples? Will we hold
tightly to what we have or pursue the vision our Lord has set before us of holy
abandonment to God wherever that may take us?
Is there within us a leaning forward as Christ calls to us to come or do
we lurch back at the tug upon the bit.
Many are called but few are chosen!
Are you chosen or do you do most of the choosing? Something deep within us calls to go into the
raging waters of the Galilean Sea but do we hesitate within the boat? Have you decided to put your plans into
God's hand and let Him reshuffle the deck and then show you how you are to make
your next move? Are you confused by your
uncertainty to follow Christ or do you have a clear determination to let Him be
fully Lord and thereby bring your rebellious disposition into alignment with
His plumb line? Are you a "true
Israelite in whom there is nothing false ?"
"How do you know me?" Nathanael
asked.
Jesus
answered, "I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip
called you."
John
1:48 NIV
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