Monday, August 26, 2013

"Light-Unite"

"O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt His name together." (Psalms 34:3) Actually, when you look up the word 'Bounder', it seems to have kind of a negative light, as if to say, a man of objectionable social behavior, or an obtrusive, ill-breed man. Interesting as it might appear, it's like comparing apples to oranges; for our purpose is to be a Light unto the world, which might offend some that live in darkness; but by no means are we ill-breed, because we have the Spirit of God within us. That said, I am sure that those in the world consider us ill-breed; in fact I know they do. We are those that depend upon a God which we cannot see; those who have not accepted the good social behavior, because society as a whole is not good and is corrupted by sin; those that oppose lifestyles that blatantly promote sinful behavior, and regard such that do so as being in opposition to our God. So yes, we are obtrusive in that regard; but by no means are we ill-breed; quite the contrary, we are Light-Breed, if anything, because we are sons of God; children that have been reborn into a kingdom that is not of this world, nor are we any longer of it, but merely pilgrims awaiting our new home. They say 'Christians' with disdain and opposition because we are a thorn in their side when it comes to living a guilt free life; therefore, we are regarded as underclass citizens, so therefore, who really should care what we say or think; at least in their minds, that's what they think. And with regard to how long and how loud they can protest, this is their world, and they will fight for it with all of their might. We bring peace, not chaos; love, not hatred: sharing the gospel message to a world that is condemned and dying, we are like missionaries to a tribe that cannot feed or care for themselves, but they do not realize it is so, because that's all that they know. Oh, we can get loud, but our loud is praiseworthy loudness, and is giving glory to God; but put along side the roars of a mob, we prefer to let God speak the loudest! Otherwise, we tend to be the loudest when we are united together and we are assembled as a body of believers; not when we are opposed by a crowd, because that is not how the Spirit of God reacts to the world... "For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that which we see not, then do we with patience wait for it." (Romans 8:22-25)

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