I have some friends who won’t step foot into an organized church. Who can blame them?
After all, it’s members of the organized church who have bombed abortion clinics, flown commercial airliners into the heart of the trade district, and screamed that we’re all going to hell because of the rampant homosexuality in this country. Usually they do so, at some time loudly proclaiming their merciless act to be “in the name of God” somehow. Those aren’t the kind of people I’d want to hang around either.
The problem, though, is that those people get in the way of seeing God rightly. And because some people sadly mishandle the word of truth, others will sadly have trouble acknowledging that truth exists.
So who is God and what does He want from me?
He is the One both George W. Bush and Barack Obama profess to bow down to. He is the One reigning Heisman winner, Tim Tebow, credits on his weekly eye black. And He is the One who cares more about the state of your heart than of any Sunday morning attendance or offering plate participation.
What does He want? He wants me to realize that the state of my heart is what matters most… Act justly. Love mercy. Walk humbly. And love Him back. Don’t let something else – or someone else – get in the way.
AR
After all, it’s members of the organized church who have bombed abortion clinics, flown commercial airliners into the heart of the trade district, and screamed that we’re all going to hell because of the rampant homosexuality in this country. Usually they do so, at some time loudly proclaiming their merciless act to be “in the name of God” somehow. Those aren’t the kind of people I’d want to hang around either.
The problem, though, is that those people get in the way of seeing God rightly. And because some people sadly mishandle the word of truth, others will sadly have trouble acknowledging that truth exists.
So who is God and what does He want from me?
He is the One both George W. Bush and Barack Obama profess to bow down to. He is the One reigning Heisman winner, Tim Tebow, credits on his weekly eye black. And He is the One who cares more about the state of your heart than of any Sunday morning attendance or offering plate participation.
What does He want? He wants me to realize that the state of my heart is what matters most… Act justly. Love mercy. Walk humbly. And love Him back. Don’t let something else – or someone else – get in the way.
AR
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