Selah2020: Pause and Reflect

[This reflection was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 05/September/2021]

Jesus loved to mix with those who enjoyed a good party..

Many folk saw what He was doing & scorned Him.

How can this man who has done so many amazing things in God’s name mix with the likes of republicans, tax gatherers & sinners?

Recently we had the privilege of going to a party with non church goers, they enjoyed a good time, they enjoyed a drink, talked freely about their fears, worries, anxiety, the past the present and everything in between. I felt if Jesus had been there (which He was) He would have loved it too.

My desire is for the Church to be like that too, putting away our Sunday smiles and loving the unlovely, saying it as it really is and coming alongside each other in our sorrows and our joys.

Because Jesus loves the ones we may not choose to mix with, we can ask Him to give us the love He has for them. Then we will see lives changed, healing, repentance and revival happen with those we least expect.

Let us go forward boldly to live and work for His praise and glory.

Every blessing,

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