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Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Dad's Ramblings -- Sitting with Sinners

"Now when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat among them."
 
                                            Luke 22:55
 
Following Jesus at a distance (see Luke 22:54) will result in sitting with the unbelievers, minimizing my witness even more. Actually, mixing with people is not the issue. Jesus sat with sinners as a common practice. But somehow, He was always different. The only way to avoid contact with the world is to die (I Cor. 5:9-10). But when Peter sat at their fire, enjoying the same comfort, he was indistinguishable from the rest of them. If I look, act, talk, and enjoy the same things as the world, the light of Jesus cannot shine. God calls us to be separate – a peculiar people – a city built on a hill – so that people will see our lives and glorify God. "...That you may become blameless and harmless children of God, without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world" (Phil. 2:15). So let's shine!!!
 
Today's Thought: Warming myself at the fires of the world will minimize my witness.
 
Have a shining day. Love you.
 

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