It is so easy to get comfortable in the “bubbles” that we
have created in our lives. These bubbles are the places where we are most
comfortable…the places that we have either directly or indirectly “constructed”
by how we choose to live each day. Perhaps this bubble is a physical setting,
such as our town, neighborhood, or property. The bubbles can even be mobile,
impacting how we interact in with others in a public setting. In the bubble,
things are relatively predictable, safe, and routine…we have a good idea of what
is coming around the corner and how we will react. But what if we stepped outside
the bubble? What if we chose to leave our place of comfort and follow Jesus?
Reading through the Gospels, it doesn’t seem as if Christ had a “bubble” during
this 30+ years on this earth. Rather, he went where there was need. He went out
into the less-desirable places and interacted with the less-desirable people…because
these people were in need. He spoke words of kindness and forgiveness to a
promiscuous woman at a well…because she was in need. He broke bread with people
that were considered scandalous, dirty, and undesirable…because there were in
need. He reached out and touched the lame, broken, and diseased…because they were
in need. We have a incredible opportunity to follow Christ with each new day.
We could follow him in engaging in something of great magnitude or something or
relative simplicity…the important thing is that we follow, and allow his love
to work through us, reaching those in need. So today, if we feel the Lord
leading us to go and feed the poor, may we follow with eagerness…if today, we
feel the Lord giving us the words to help someone that is suffering, may we
allow those words to flow from within us…if today, we feel the Lord calling us
to break through the bubble and reach out to a stranger in need, may we follow and
do his work…no hesitation, no excuses, no regret. What a privilege we have in
living our lives to serve the living God! To God be the glory!
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