fishwitz – 1 peter 2:16
Halloween Christians
1 Peter 2:16
Act as free men, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but use it as bondslaves of God.
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the Parable of the Prodigal Father. I say “father” instead of “son” because I like to focus on the prodigious nature of God’s love. And last night my pastor spoke on the Parable of the Good Samaritan. So I got to thinking about who is beaten man in my life. Who am I walking past on the other side of the road. Whom do I think poorly of that Jesus would not want me to dismiss lightly?
On the bus ride to work every morning there is a “special person” near whom I act like the Levite who crossed the road to avoid contact. This morning, with the Good Samaritan fresh on my mind, this fellow sat down next to me. While I didn’t move to take another seat, I did “use my freedom as a covering for evil” as I began to wrinkle my nose.
In God’s good timing, McDaddy picked this verse, and I got his note at lunchtime. God immediately reminded me of the change in my attitude that came with thinking like the Good Samaritan. This “special person” is my neighbor. I don’t know that God wants me to do anything, but it is clear to me that I need to love him. He is my neighbor. If I accept the Great Commandments (and I do), to love God and my neighbor, then I can do no other (my apologies to Martin Luther). Not just “even the ’special person’” but especially the “special person”.
This Friday evening there will be a lot of ’special people’ ringing my doorbell, and God calls me to love each and every one of them. In the spirit of this verse, I will use my freedom as a bondslave of God to honor each and every one of them, no matter how ’special’ they might be.
I will pray for you, and would you please pray for me! Pray that we will love our neighbors, especially the ’special people’ God puts in our neighborhood. In Jesus’ Name!
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