Looking back, this story makes me cringe, yet it sheds insight into who I am and it resonates with me today as a teaching moment. I want to translate it into our faith journeys. We may have a small habit that seems innocuous, like posting an opinion or something on our social media. Then we take it a step further and post something that someone might take offense to, but not too bad. Then that can lead to us posting genuinely offensive, or name-calling opinions. I have witnessed this behavior more and more recently, especially during the rather divisive presidential election. I think it is that kind of stuff that really is destructive and using the analogy, is catching the fence on fire.
Luckily, we have a God that sent Jesus to die on the cross for our sins. We have a God that loves us including all of our transgressions and mistakes. I believe Jesus is jumping over fences with a hose in hand ready to put out the fires. As I am writing this devotion, the song “Jesus Saves” by Jeremy Camp is running through my head. We all have been saved by Jesus, not because of anything we have done or will do, but simply because of God’s grace. Ephesians 2:8: “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is by the grace of God.” It is our duty as Christians to share that grace with others. Shower others with that love. Jesus said that the greatest commandment is to love one another as I have loved you, so let’s do that.
I want to challenge you in the next week to share a post about one of your Instagram or Facebook friends. Share what makes that person a friend of yours, what might be something they do extremely well. I would love to see my social media filled with positivity because that, I believe, is what Jesus would want. Share love and spread love in any and every way possible.
In peace,
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