Trust the Spirit of God, in Others

Recently, I read an article about Beth Moore. In the interview she was asked what she thought of President Trump and Evangelicals  and their political and social status, currently. Her response was something like, "I expected Trump to be Trump; but I didn't expect us to be us." The backlash that came from Evangelicals was anything but loving. 

These days it's as if we can't have differing views without becoming hateful. I'm not talking about unregenerate sinners, mind you, but "us". Before anything else, we are Christians and we are to be known by the love of God. That's the Image that the world is supposed to see when they look at us, but it's been a vastly different picture for some time--even before President Trump. The Bible says in Romans 12:9, "Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good." There seems to be a lot of "talk" about love among us, but the hate and vitriol make it appear pretty hypocritical. If we cannot have differing viewpoints and still trust the Holy Spirit in our brothers and sisters to direct them in the path that He chooses to lead them, "for such a time as this", what does that say about our level of trust in Him. Does He have the ability to bring perfection out of chaos, or not? Or, more importantly, do we believe it? Who knows, perhaps it is the plan of God to use our different ideas and experiences to lead us to something greater. 

We cannot know the Mind of Omnipotent God or what tomorrow holds. All we have is today--not even yesterday. Today is the only day we have to work with. It's today that we can self-examine, and check out our appearance (not by others) by the Word of God. 

It's really pretty simple: "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you."

Be real. Be honest. Have integrity. Stand up for what is right--not in your eyes, but God's. Remember, "There is a way which seemeth right to a man, but the end thereof is death." Love wholly and without hypocrisy. 

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly." MLK, Jr., Letter from a Birmingham Jail 


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