A Mirage in the Desert (Dissatisfied Part 1)
There comes a turning point when discontent and dissatisfaction awaken desire and only the real thing will do.
There comes a turning point when discontent and dissatisfaction awaken desire and only the real thing will do.
Love your enemy is not hyperbole or poetry or a clever figure of speech. It is a defining commandment of this covenant community of Jesus.
In a profound move of tender mercy, Jesus pulls us into this divine intimacy of Father and child. Not only is God his Father, but our Father.
Our entrance into the kingdom is not dependent on how well we embody the teachings of Jesus. It is dependent on Jesus himself.
The world is drawn to his light shining through us. But it is pointing them beyond us and illuminating the way to him.
Jesus’ vision for us is not a comfortably full belly, but a primal craving and hunger for what is needed most, what will fill to overflowing.
The Spirit will pull us from our beds, throw back the comforters, disturb our peace, and interrupt our slumber. He will meet us in unrest.