Good Thursday morning! The world awaits our presence with just a bit of dread. Yes, the world does not like to be reminded of its sin and eventual doom, and we are a part of that big reminder known as followers of the Way. Christ did not come to condemn the world, but the world condemned Him to death on the cross. Christ came to heal the hurts of the world, but the world wanted instead to hurt Him. We know that Christ arose from the grave on the third day, and later ascended to Heaven to take His rightful place by God the Father. Jesus did mention a couple important things before leaving. 1 - He would return, and 2 - that He would send the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit came upon the world in a rush and the Spirit does convict the world of its sins. We are happy to be a part of Jesus and to have the Holy Spirit within us. However, as we move about in this world, the world is going to feel that conviction and it will react in ways that may be hurtful to us. Jesus warned us that this would happen. Some will receive the Good News gladly, but others will react with violence or flight. Have you ever invited friends to church a few times and then suddenly found them scarce? I'm sure that you have. Those same friends may later stir up anger toward you with gossip and back-talking. We know to continue praying for those friends and may later get to see them receive Jesus into their hearts.
Praise the Lord for His presence on this day,
Bucky
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