Jesus Wants Us Here

Scott Beyer
12/26/22 - Bulletin

“I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the evil one.” (John 17:15)

            If Jesus didn’t ask for us to be removed from the world, then we should be content where we are.  I fear at times that our discontentment with the world’s problems can lead to an undercurrent of grumbling amongst God’s people.  Our frustration with the politics, the deviant immorality, and the godlessness of the culture is completely understandable, but it is akin to a soldier frustrated at the dangers of the battlefield.  Battlefields are inherently dangerous; the world is inherently worldly.

            Jesus wants us here.  He wants us in the battle, shining the light in the darkness, and waging the war for souls.  Of course it is ugly.  All wars are.

Matthew 4:4 #Biblebites

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