Here,
present,
in time and
space.
Think about this reality, just for a moment. It's pretty astounding isn't it? The burning bush, the pillar of cloud and fire, theophanies. But, here is the person of God perfectly human and perfectly divine. To explore the riches of this reality is something that we cannot possibly come to an end of.
The practical realities of this truth are limitless as well, are they not?
Where did God go when he was here?
A manger.
A wedding.
The wilderness.
Dusty roads.
A place everyone else avoided.
The tax collector's booth.
The sea.
The mountains.
The prostitute's corner.
The drunk's table.
The Temple.
The synagogue.
God entered. He engaged this lost world in a very raw and very real way. He didn't hole up in the Temple courts or in the synagogue. He didn't only hang with the religious people.
He said things like, "I came to seek and save the lost." "This sick need a physician not the healthy."
He said things like, "If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off." "The son of man has no place to lay his head."
He said, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it."
He leads us out into expedition. He leads us to a dangerous place. He leads to the place of faith. This is not for the faint-hearted but the for the courageous who can follow a master that is more concerned about glory than safety.
I have come to this question, "Am I living safe?"
If I am living "safe", I am not following the one who called me. Living "safe" means that I will not be in danger of losing my life.
I love the fact that there are people in my life who are not living "safe". They inspire me. They inspire me because they are following Jesus. I want to follow Jesus too. I want to go where he goes. I really do.
But,
it is scary.
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