The capacity for forgiveness, love, mercy and grace is a true test of our maturity. God is the author and greatest example of all these attributes. They are Him. How closely we resemble Him depends a lot on how much of the stuff like forgiveness, love, mercy and the like flow from us. Are you all grown up or anywhere close to it?
When you were 2 years old and your mother told you to stay out of the street, there was good cause for her cautionary warning. If you were 20 years old and still hadn’t left your yard, “Cause mommy said not to,” you would be (granted you were physically and mentally able), somewhat behind the times. Are you moving out of the yard, experientially speaking?
Your daddy gave you permission to leave the front yard of faith on the day you were reborn. It’s a matter of being willing to step out and really experience God. Take the Bible challenges and let them take you away from mommy’s apron strings. The love of God in human flesh (yours and mine) in this day and age would be without contradiction the greatest miracle that could ever pour forth from today’s church, bar none.
You don’t have to of course. Many Christians are content to just go with the flow. Many cautionary mommies will even give you license. “You have to be careful, you know”. Practical application of words like give, forgive or love can cause real pain. I let those words take me down the street and even around the corner sometimes and sometimes I miss the corner, hit the wall and crash and burn. BUT GOD, always gives me His grace, in time. Can you literally let the words in red (The Beatitudes among others), take you out of the front yard of your own church comfort zone? Or will you be satisfied to sit on your pew Sunday morning observing the status quo?
Or, will you step out boldly; walk the line of witnessing, loving, forgiving, having mercy and the like. This is the Canaan land of New Testament folk. This is the land of the brave and home of the truly free. This is the air that real faith breathes. In a day where sin abounds and the love of many has grown cold, it’s sorely needed.
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- Mark & Lora Walters
- Central, Texas, United States
- We are the Walters family. I am an office worker and my wife, Lora is my helper. We live in sunny, South Texas. We have both been Christians for over 20 years and love to share about God's Grace to us. Writing has been a hobby for me for about 27 years. The earliest three poems are The Road, The Wise Ass and Daybreak. I wrote them 27 years ago. I quit after that. I was released from prison and had to go back to work. What can I say? Jail is where I met the Savior. He was responsible for the inspiration. The state gave me time to write (That was 34 years ago, I haven't been back even one time since). I didn't pick up a pen for the next 33 years, until I started doing it again a year or so ago when my wife became ill and I had a lot of extra time on my hands while she was convalescing. Once I did a few articles and poems I was hooked and started working on the crazy story at the bottom of the list. I like that, but it's probably not very good, or at least needs a lot more work.
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