Could love be the language of our generation’s apologetics?
Let me give you a peak at what I’m discovering…as I learn to live by faith (and not fear – that is another conversation)
How many of us have lived under the pressure of becoming a great debater in order to share this message of hope and peace, called the good news.
You know what I mean, someone who can argue someone towards Jesus.
What happens if I allow someone the space to honestly seek God as I choose to journey with them? I am discovering that Jesus is really interested in revealing Himself. If fact, Jesus said...seek and you WILL find. If we are really seeking...we all discover that what (or who) we all seek…His name is Jesus.
It’s a supernatural, mystical and powerful experience where Jesus becomes real personally. Getting hit over the head with enough facts does not get anyone to that point. There are some who move in that intellectual world, but I think that there is an entire generation longing for an encounter with Him…and we can’t explain anyone into that, it just happens, and life as we know it is over.
Could it be that God is calling us to ‘prove’ who Jesus is by allowing Jesus to be Jesus in people’s lives as we are great representatives of Him.
How do we truly represent the reality of Jesus?
What does this look like? Could it mean being real. Giving. And faith. Or how about this…we know how to be a friend.
We live in a world where there is desperation and longing, and a hunger to connect deeply with other human beings. And the only path to true relationship is Jesus. He is the only one who can give us the grace and ability to truly love someone other than ourselves.
What if the church became the best friends the world ever had…hmmm, sounds like Jesus who is called ‘friend of sinners’...
Dreaming.
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1 comment:
Not many people are impressed by powerful preaching anymore. And lately, it's as if every piece of literature is tagged as "poignant and moving" (Yeah right). I dig.. We get so busy and "churchy" sometimes that we forget that the bottom line is love.
Been thinking lately of how we ARE the reality of Jesus to each other, just as how Jesus came and represented the Father to the world. That Jesus actually managed to give seekers SOMETHING REAL, not cramming anything down anyone's throat.. even without all the flashy programs, without the "proper appearances", without the deep preacher voice with a southern accent, haha.
Friendship works. Especially for the younger of the generation these days, who not just challenge authority but ignore it altogether. I come to them as a FRIEND before I pose as a spiritual adviser or whatever, they not only listen, but they become loyal. Like how things went with Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well.
Doo-wee-doo.
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