Lent - Day Thirty Eight

La Grande Parade by Fernand Leger.
Musee National, Biot, France

"Pass through, pass through the gates! Prepare the way for the people.  Build up, build up the highway! Remove the stones. Raise a banner for the nations." Isaiah 62 verse 10

If we cannot 'persuade' people into the kingdom of God, we can make the way straightforward.  How do we do this?  Firstly we shine with holiness, our birthright from our baptism. The presence of God in us is what sets us on fire.  This is the light, warmth and attraction.  How do we make the way straightforward?  We love and accept all people as they are, even the 'horrors' such as the man who threw corrosive substances over children.  We raise a banner declaring God's greatness and Jesus' saving power.  Every time we meet we are prepared for the new faces.  We expect people to be attracted to Jesus, just as they were in bible times.

Quote from Watchman Nee - 

“The Christian life from start to finish is based upon this principle of utter dependence upon the Lord Jesus.”

Question: Am I prepared to love the people the people I meet today, just as Jesus does?

Prayer: Be the joy in my heart and may all who meet me know where I stand.