Luke 12:51
Do you suppose that I came to give peace on earth? I tell you, not at all, but rather division.
Huh? Is this the Jesus we've been taught about in Sunday school? Where's the gentle, compassionate Jesus? Where's the teacher that says allow the children to come to me? Where's The Prince of Peace? He sounds like a rebel, a radical.
But following Jesus is radical. To claim the name of Christ you must join the army of rebellion against this world and the one who currently rules over it. Jesus will divide the sheep from the goats. He'll divide those branches which bear fruit from those that are fruitless and needing to be cut off and cast in the fire. He'll divide those who place their faith in Him and store up heavenly treasure from those who seek after the riches that the world offers and find their comfort in their stuff.
And do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink, nor have an anxious mind. For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that you need these things. But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you. Luke 12:29-31
I'm not sure how to really flesh that out, what living like that looks like in Wichita in 2009. But if I set my face toward Him, if I seek God and His kingdom first, I will lack for nothing that I need.
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