Here are the top three themes of my thought life this week.
1. Belonging
We are not abandoned, we are not forsaken, and we are not orphans. The orphan mentality is dangerous and pervasive. Jesus invites us unto and into Him. This a message we can’t forfeit in a culture of pain. The sons and daughters of today need to know that God is not a father of bastards, we are legitimate children of God.
2. Abram
Before Abraham we had Abram. Abram was the man sent out, the man about to learn how to walk in faith, and the man who become Abraham. Abraham is the father of a nation, but before he could father a nation he had to take a long walk. Abram shows me that it’s ok to not know and that faith grows in the not knowing.
3. Jesus as Theology
In fact Jesus is perfect Theology. Alan and Debra Hirsch say it like this in their book Untamed ”…Jesus gets defining rights in relation to life, discipleship, theology, and everything in between. Not only is He (Jesus) the mediator between God and humanity, he is the prism through which we can and must understand God.” So does Jesus fit in with your favorite Dogma? Does your pet Doctrine include Jesus? Are you prepared to view God in context with the life, character and nature of Jesus?
