Faithfulness

Today's readings are in Jeremiah 35, 36, 37

Jeremiah gives record of the destruction of Jerusalem. As we read the passage it becomes all too apparent that he was not well liked. His prophesying got him into trouble with the ruling authorities and eventually in prison.

How would we see our faithfulness to God in the face of rejection by all those around us? Jeremiah spoke the truth, but no one wanted to hear the truth. They wanted to believe that they were safe and that there was no judgement ahead. Jeremiah's truth-telling wasn't because was an egotist, but because he knew God had commissioned him to speak the truth, no matter what the cost.

So, here we are - 2011 - and truth has come under assault. Jesus came announcing the Kingdom of God as present. He didn't come to announce a new religious experience or doctrine...nor of a future salvation in another spiritual world. The gospel he came to announce, and told us to teach to others, is the gospel of the Kingdom. God's goal ultimately is to establish the Kingdom of God over the whole earth. It is not a goal of one religious group, but of God's grand purpose in all of history.

Our faithfulness to God's truth is the ultimate question of our day to day living. It is the question of which story shapes our life and controls our destiny.

Peace


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