“And
this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to
all nations, and
then the end will come”
Matthew 24:14
In
the introduction to his book, Unfinished, Richard Stearns points out our
tendency to become so absorbed in things right in front of us that we lose sight
of the bigger picture. Does
this happen to you? Do
you become so absorbed by the “trees” of your everyday life that you have
lost sight of the bigger story within which our lives take place?
“We grow up, go to school, begin careers, get married, have kids, and
struggle daily with life’s challenges.
These are the “trees of our lives” that occupy most of our waking
hours. Even
praying, bible reading, going to church, and attending a small group can just be
more trees in a life cluttered with more trees”
But
the Big Story, the one that the Bible tells from the first page to the last,
the Story into which you were born and within which you’ve been given a
part to play, is that God is healing a broken and sinful world.
He is ushering in new kind of society, a new kind of kingdom which
operates on the basis of love, truth, forgiveness and compassion.
He has launched a revolution which will overthrow the prevailing
world system. He
is making all things new.
This is the Gospel which believers
are to told to bring to the world. And He’s given each of us a script
to follow, a role to play and purpose to live.
But
to know your role, you must know the
story. But
to embrace and live out your role you must believe
the story.
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Yes! Yes! This happens to me a lot. And what do I do? I think that if I fill this hole with more things, bigger and better stuff, I will feel better. If I go on better more expensive vacations this hole will fill up and I will feel complete. Nothing helps. Lately I find that when I serve God in some way, I feel a little bit better. I want more of this feeling. Prayer... God please help me to choose you over the things of this world. Amen.
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