Two Love Letters that reveal Jesus and glimpses of a world without evil....
"David grieved--he didn't celebrate the death of Saul, the man who tried to kill him-that is a new way to live."
"David waited patiently for seven years as king over one tribe, knowing God had appointed him king over all twelve. He waited for God's time....not with manipulation, marketing, or better public relations management-that is a new way to live."
"David invited his enemy's descendant to regularly eat at his table-that is a new way to live."
"When Absalom was killed in battle, after deposing his father David from his throne, David cried, 'If only I had died instead of you'. Paul spoke similarly about his own people who rejected him: 'I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers'. Both men were willing to sacrifice their well being for others. Love had found a deeper place in their hearts than legitimate concern for themselves-that's really a new way to live."
Wow, that is a glimpse of a world without evil! After reading this, I certainly see Jesus in these men because of their responses to evil.
Four questions that I want to reflect on:
How will I respond to an enemy, when it "seems legitimate" to celebrate?
How will I wait, when it "seems like something is taking forever"?
Who will I have compassion for, when it "seems odd that I would care for someone that has no ties to me"?
What will love look like because I have allowed concern for others to be greater than my own?
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