COMMUNICATION

I Was Just Thinking About – COMMUNICATION.

Sorrow attaches itself to more than when a loved one or friend has died. A person who is isolated or ignored has a sorrowful burden of loneliness. A person living in an area where squalor and crime is a daily reality and fear have a measure of sorrow because of being trapped where they are through no choice of their own. Racial tensions, rioting, attack of civil authority is one means of expression of inner-frustration on the one hand and the result of cultural orientation that allows for misconduct and crime as the alternative self-determination to neither be seduced by the local environmental culture nor complicit with it. We must always remember – we do not sorrow/grieve like those without hope (I Thessalonians 4:13).

From the outside looking in, the Biblical Christian has a choice. Too often an incorrect choice is made that allows one to become indifferent, or critical rather than exerting oneself to being and making a difference. In this regard, no matter how demonstrative and riotous segments of the nation becomes, there needs to be a way to communicate the mandate of Jesus Christ to “love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:39). Will it be easy and readily accepted by the cultural ghetto mindset? Probably, not! Does that excuse the Biblical Christian from making such an effort? Absolutely, no!

In today’s devotional, Strength For The Journey, Joseph Stowell wrote: “Jesus’ life and ministry dramatically demonstrated that the word prejudice is not in His vocabulary. In fact, He hates prejudice in any form. He detests racism, classism, and religious snobbery. Why? Because it defies who He is and what He came to do. No one escaped the embrace of His love and concern. And He calls us to love as He did—without limits. But prejudice blocks our ability to love as he did and denies us the privilege of being like Him in our world. When the Pharisee hoped to embarrass Jesus by asking Him to name the greatest commandment, Jesus answered that we should love God with the totality of our being. And although it was more than the scheming lawyer had asked for, Jesus added the second most important command: “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:39). Not “second” meaning less important, but sequentially. In other words, the authenticity of our love for God is measured by our attitudes and acts of love for others.”

What do we as Biblical Christians communicate by our lives and actions? Prayerfully – Consider these things with me!

Copied From – Our Daily Bread (Archives)

"I was a teen. My parents had split recently. My father drank a lot and would come home after the bars closed and make me get up just so he had someone to push around. I had an older brother that took his frustrations out on me also. Mom was in a far away state, unreachable. My room was in the basement. When the lights went out, it was so dark you could not see your hand in front of your face. It was not only dark in my room, but in my heart. I felt hopeless and considered suicide. I had been to church in the past with my family when i was small and again in Jr. High with friends, but did not know Christ at all. All i understood was that God was everything. One night as i lay in bed, drifting off, i was aware that i was walking down a path in the dark. I could not see a thing but somehow i knew exactly where to put my feet. I walked only a short distance and then a blinding light shone and i heard two words only. “I’m here”. I woke up crying because i knew, without a doubt, i was not alone and never would be. God came to me when i wasn’t even looking, and told me He was there and always has been and always will be. My heart was filled and remains that way today, 35 years later. I have not one doubt that my Father in heaven has seen me through every second of every day of my life."