TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH OF LEADER: GROWING COMMITTED FOLLOWERS OF JESUS
  • Home
  • About
  • Learning & Growing
    • Households of Faith
    • Sermons >
      • Lent
      • Ecclesiastes
      • Advent
      • Daniel
      • Romans
      • Older Sermons >
        • Judges
        • Joshua
        • Galatians
        • Lamentations
        • 1 Peter: Living Hope
        • Acts
        • Single Messages
        • What Does This Mean?
        • Gospel Identity: Gospel Living
        • Nehemiah
        • Questions of Faith
        • Proverbs
        • Hebrews
        • Sermon on the Mount
        • 1 Thessalonians
        • Psalm 23: Walking with the Lord
        • I Believe: The Apostles' Creed and a Living Faith
        • 1 Corinthians
        • Difficult Questions
        • Genesis: God's Endless Faithfulness
        • The Lord's Prayer
        • Mark
        • Genesis
    • Bible Studies >
      • Women's Study
    • Blog
  • Worship Videos & Resources
  • Contact
  • Home
  • About
  • Learning & Growing
    • Households of Faith
    • Sermons >
      • Lent
      • Ecclesiastes
      • Advent
      • Daniel
      • Romans
      • Older Sermons >
        • Judges
        • Joshua
        • Galatians
        • Lamentations
        • 1 Peter: Living Hope
        • Acts
        • Single Messages
        • What Does This Mean?
        • Gospel Identity: Gospel Living
        • Nehemiah
        • Questions of Faith
        • Proverbs
        • Hebrews
        • Sermon on the Mount
        • 1 Thessalonians
        • Psalm 23: Walking with the Lord
        • I Believe: The Apostles' Creed and a Living Faith
        • 1 Corinthians
        • Difficult Questions
        • Genesis: God's Endless Faithfulness
        • The Lord's Prayer
        • Mark
        • Genesis
    • Bible Studies >
      • Women's Study
    • Blog
  • Worship Videos & Resources
  • Contact

A Simple Truth

6/25/2014

2 Comments

 
It is good to be reminded of the simple truths in life.  Often these reminders come from unexpected places like around the dinner table this afternoon.  Here's a snapshot of our conversation:
Picture
A (daughter): Do you love J (son)?
Me: Yes, of course!
A: Why do you love him?
Me: Because we just do.
A: But why?
Me: We just do, he's part of our family.
A: But why? Because God made him?
                                                                                      Me: [taken aback]: Yeah, that's right.

A simple conversation with an important reminder.  Just as we love one another in our families because God created us and brought us together as a family, so too the church is to love each other and the world.  In fact, that is the ultimate purpose for us as individuals and the church.  To love because God first loved us and to see each person as a uniquely created  individual made in the image of God.

What would the world look like if instead of labeling people according to race, or gender, or sexuality (which is the latest trendy label for people), we saw everyone as equal—all brothers and sisters in Christ who offers himself to those who trust in Him, all made in the image of God who breathed life into us, all sinners in need of God's redeeming?  

How would our communities change if instead of looking down on that guy on the street who reeks of smoke and booze or the single mom who moved into town and is struggling to get by we were to see them as a brother or sister who God desperately wants to be in relationship with and wants to breathe new life into their spirits?

How would our lives change if instead of holding a grudge against that woman who did something to us a long time ago (and we can't even remember what that something was) we would love her as a fellow created human who has the imprint of God on her and freely offer her forgiveness.  

Who is that person in your life that you need to love, not because of what they've done to earn your love but because of who they are — a child of God, created by Him, and loved by Him?  Maybe it's your spouse, your sister, your child, your friend, or maybe it's you.  

The simple reminder today is that God loves you because you are His creation.  Show that love to the world around you today!
2 Comments
Grandma
6/25/2014 02:22:03 pm

May I use this "musing" in our church's newsletter?

Reply
Portsmouth Heights Vacuum Repair link
10/13/2022 08:24:20 pm

Thhanks great blog

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Pastor J-M shares some occasional thoughts and musings on our life together as followers of Christ.  The views are his own.

    Archives

    December 2022
    September 2021
    September 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    May 2018
    December 2017
    June 2017
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    November 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    June 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014

    Categories

    All
    Brokenness
    Church
    Covenant
    Creation
    Culture
    Discipleship
    Faithfulness
    Generosity
    Genesis
    God
    Holy Spirit
    Hope
    Jesus
    Kingdom
    Life
    Love
    Ordinary Time
    Pentecost
    Promise
    Redemption
    Water
    Word
    Work

    RSS Feed

Growing Committed Followers of Jesus :
By Trusting in God, Believing His Grace, Obeying His Word, Leading Others to Know Him

Sunday School (Pre-K +) & Bible Study Sundays 9:45 a.m.
​Worship Gathering Sundays 11:00 a.m. (in-person and Live stream)
© 2023, Trinity Lutheran Church Leader, SK (306) 628-4320
​400 5th St. W. (Box 477) Leader, SK S0N 1H0 pastor@trinityleader.ca