This note is to cheer those who may be a little down on the church. My word? Don't be.
Good night nurse, who are any of us to get down on the church. We are the church. While we have light years to go to become as Jesus would have it, reason to be in awe remains. If we are down on the church we are confessing our faith eyes have gone blind. Such is not the case with seeing believers. We see potential and possibility and power.
The original trainees got down on the system when Jesus was executed. Yet, they had simply and momentarily forgotten the handiwork yet to be displayed up God's sleeve. How silly to be upset over church circumstances when the Resurrection-Power-God always prevails.
Bitter? Annoyed? Disgruntled? Tell me one sin of another in front of you which cannot be forgiven. Frustrated? Discouraged? Disillusioned? Name me one situation God cannot conquer. Yes, if we should focus negatively, unfaithfully upon people we could find reason to be down. But with eyes like Jesus on the cross and Stephen at his stoning, we can find it deep within our reserve to forgive even our enemies and assume the posture of a believing/seeing disciple.
Feeling rather poopy lately? Get over it. We have reason to be up on the church.
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