Kingdom Building

October 9, 2019

Scripture Reading: Psalm 66:1-12

Come and see what God has done:
   he is awesome in his deeds among mortals.
He turned the sea into dry land;
   they passed through the river on foot.
There we rejoiced in him,
   who rules by his might forever,
whose eyes keep watch on the nations—
   let the rebellious not exalt themselves. –Psalm 66:5-7

I must tell you if you will allow me to personify God, I can image God shaking God’s head wondering what in the world the nations are doing. We have pretty much tossed the Ten Commandments out the window. Commandments that deal with our relationships with God and with one another that impact everyone, still very relevant guidance for people throughout the generations. While at the same time we get all bent out of shape policing one or two random laws extracted from the 600+ ancient Hebrew codes while ignoring the rest and adding some subjects that are not in the Bible anywhere. Emphasis is placed on behaviors that impact small percentages of the population freeing most to just be holier than thou because they are cleared of any participation. Few seem to care whether we are living Jesus’ two prime concerns loving God and loving our neighbor as we love ourselves, and we are pretty choosy about who we consider our neighbors.

Perhaps the world might seem a little less chaotic if we took the time to love one another, took care of one another, and see what God could accomplish by letting God be God and we serve as God’s people working together to create a better group of nations.

Prayer: Lord, forgive us when we think we can deal with the world on our own without your awesome deeds. Amen.

All scriptures are quoted from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Anglicized Edition, copyright 1989, 1995, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights are reserved.