Outside

Hebrews 13:12-13 (MSG)  It's the same with Jesus. He was crucified outside the city gates—that is where he poured out the sacrificial blood that was brought to God's altar to cleanse his people.

 So let's go outside, where Jesus is, where the action is—not trying to be privileged insiders, but taking our share in the abuse of Jesus.

 

It is funny how we Christians get to thinking I've given my life to Christ now He has to keep bad things away, even if I mess up.

 

When we walk in our own path, determining our lives by our own set of rules we reap the harvest of those set of rules. Even if later we get on track that does not mean the field we planted weeds in will not bear it's fruit. This defies everything nature lives by, why are we different?

 

There is only One Way and it is His Way totally, all the time. Ah yes there is grace, always grace towards the repentant yet my God cannot change His Word just because I now get the picture.

 

Sowing and reaping, seed time and harvest will always be there until the end of time.

 

We may have forgotten the field of weeds but the weeds don't, we gave them life. We are exhorted again and again in scripture to be mindful of how we live, to live with an awareness of how things really are.

 

He is God, His ways are perfect, His alone. Yet He lay down His life outside the city for us. He was an obedient son and yet He died a cruel death. Why am I squawking? Amen!