There was unity. There was fellowship. There was brotherhood with these homeless kids....I would rather eat cold pizza out of a dumpster and feel loved than eat a steak with what might as well have been manikins.
...we can rejoice together...we can cry together...Christians get involved.
All (we) want is somebody to love (us).
We’re just people too.
These are well spoken words from just one of the lives changed by the Dry Bones organization in Denver , Colorado . You can visit their website at www.drybonesdenver.org to learn more.
I was having a conversation the other day with a good friend about heaven and hell. After I asked what I thought was a fairly good question, he gave the best response: “In the end, God is going to put on an incredible show, one like we’ve never experienced. All you have to do is show up. The real question is, ‘What are you doing right now to live as if the Kingdom is already here?’”
This is an important question to ask ourselves daily: “What am I going to do today to live as if the Kingdom was already here?” The Bible has very little to say about the final days; it gives little to no detail at all. What is described in great detail is how to live each day as a citizen of the Kingdom of God . This is the example Jesus gave when he walked the Earth.
With this I must ask, who do we associate ourselves with? In Neal’s interview, some of which is quoted in the beginning of this thought, he speaks of being homeless yet having unity, fellowship, and brotherhood, something that many who claim Christianity struggle to understand. However, in reflecting on how others treated him and the rest of the homeless, he says that Christians get involved. They will rejoice with you; they will cry with you. They are always there to put an arm around you, to build you up to make it through another day. Christians love.
It is easy to find a group and never go beyond those few close friends. It’s simple to associate with those who are the same as us. It’s also very easy to go to church on Sundays and Wednesdays and that be it; however, THAT’S NOT CHURCH . Church is what Neal is talking about, getting involved in the lives of those who are poor, struggling, hurt, and broken, having unity with one another in love. Church is not Christ, but church is reflecting the love of the Savior to the world around us.
What are you doing right now to live as if the Kingdom is already here?
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Romans 12:16
-Matt
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