Luke 6:23 “Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.
I am a big fan of the Ram Dass quote, “We are all just walking each other home,” and the Bible reminds us many times that this world is not our home, but I think that many of us, myself included, often suffer from a lack of imagination because this world is all we know. It’s easy to forget that even though this is all we know, this isn’t all that there is.
Luke 6:24 “But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.
For me, for many, it’s not even a conscious mindset, it is just that the ways of the world are so pervasive that I….forget? lose sight of the fact?….that this world is not my home, that the ways of this world are not the ways of my loving Savior. Help me, Jesus.
Luke 6:25 Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will go hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.
Precious Savior, Thank You that this world is not my home, that the ways of this world, the hate and division and struggle of this world, are not the ways of Your eternal glory. Thank You that You have overcome this world, that I am more than a conqueror because of You. When the noise of this world gets overwhelming, help me to root myself in Your peace. Amen.
Luke 6:26 Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you, for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets.
Have a blessed day.