Some Christians make their faith sound so simple. Find Jesus, they assert, be saved, and that will take care of everything. All will be finished, done, complete, settled. But to embrace the light and love of Christ is just the beginning.
It is a significant step, but only a beginning. We must then struggle with the presence of darkness, even as we affirm God’s gift of light. We must then grapple with the challenge to be co-creators with God as we anticipate that new creation.
William Willimon, dean of the chapel at Duke University, asserts: Show me a person who is not waiting [for something more to come], not yearning, not leaning forward, standing on tiptoe for something better, and I will show you a person who has given up hope for anything better, someonewho has settled down too comfortably in present arrangements. And that’s sad.
The future belongs to those who wait, for those who know we are meant for something better. The present darkness is not our final destination.
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Doug E. Pudge // December 19, 2005 at 5:28 am
Brother Hawkman. How true how true your post is today. I can’t tell you the number of people that I personally know who claim a belief in Jesus but do not practice a Christ centered life. Most of the time because they have been discouraged or found things to be difficult. Resistance should only help us develop persistance. B4T
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