bump in the road

Thursday July 23rd, Ephesians 2: 16-18 Christ brought us together through his death on the cross. The Cross got us to embrace, and that was the end of the hostility. Christ came and preached peace to you outsiders and peace to us insiders. He treated us as equals, and so made us equals. Through him we both share the same Spirit and have equal access to the Father. Christ brought the end of hostility and brought peace to the insiders and the outsiders by letting them know there was no such thing as insiders and outsiders. How often we pick up our cross and instead of following Christ, grab it by the other end and pretend it is a sword? How often do we use our scriptures to beat someone over the head instead of soothing their soul? Christ brought peace, are you in, or are you out? If you are out, it is by your choice, not God’s. God’s future is that all will live together as brothers and sisters, lions and lambs together. This is the future that will be, end the end we all know that God will prevail. Will you be a companion on the journey or a bump in the road?