Do you ever wonder about all these people you have crossed
paths with, crossed wills with,
and do you ever wonder what it will be like to spend
eternity with them—those who pressed all your wrong buttons and abused your
good nature?
They believe the same as you—except for all the details of
doctrine where you are right and they are wrong.
But that should not keep them out of heaven, right?
It’s easy to segregate from the unfaithful, of course; that us-them
thing works much more efficiently there. But it’s the faulty faithful I have
trouble seeing alongside me as I walk on blissful shores. It is much more
comfortable to see them in my mind’s eye punished for all the insensitivities,
the lies, and . . . I think they were lies.
But then again . . .
Do you ever wonder when you accidentally meet up in a shop
or accidentally stalk their Facebook page whether or not they have
changed—whether they are sorry for the wrongs and whether they are properly
chagrined at how they refused to value your wisdom and gentle spirit?
Do you wonder how God could love them the same as He loves
you when their diminished character kind of makes you ashamed to call them
brother and sister?
I wonder as I blunder.
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“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with
one another in love.” Ephesians 4:2
“He has shown
you, O mortal, what is good.
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8
