God's business

Have you ever wondered just what we are supposed to be doing for our world? What does being a royal priesthood really mean?

I've been thinking about this in conjunction with a passage from Exodus where the hardheads of the nation of Israel made God so angry that he entertained the idea of destroying all of them and starting over with Moses and his family. (See Exodus Chapter 32.) If it were not for Moses eloquent and heartfelt pleading for his people, our story would be completely different.

I can't help but think that we're not any better than the children of Israel. and how hotly his anger must burn against humanity.

And who is pleading for our world now? In Jesus prayer in Gethsemane, he prayed for not only his disciples of that time, but of all time. It is clear from His conversation with the Father that we are to do His work here. I think that's more than just sitting in church waiting for orders.

I believe that as we study and learn about what Jesus did when He was on this earth we should then go and do just that. One thing that He did was to agonize over the condition of His world (Matthew 23:37-39). If He is our example, then we need to be doing the things He did.

We are to proclaim the Kingdom of God as here.
We are to speak truth and live in faith.
We are to agonize over our lost world.
We are to champion the needy.
We are to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with our God.
We are to sweat blood over the sacrifices we make.
We are to weep for the sins of the world.
We are to show mercy, not judgement.
We are to forgive.
We are to be a holy people.

God, help us to see our world through the eyes of our Saviour. Help us to show them what redemption looks like. Help us to be burdened for their suffering. Fill us with Christ's compassion for us so that we might truly care about the world in which we live.

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