This week we will be focused around giving generously. In Acts 6 we find that the early church is struggling with everyone trying to do everything, and so the position of deacon is created. Elders teach, preach and provide Spiritual guidance, the deacons cared for the widows, orphans and those in need. How is God calling each of us to use our own gifts and passions to serve others in our community, to meet the needs all around us.
Faith asks that we trust in that which we cannot always see, and to believe in a God who can do things. So perhaps naturally, we will have questions, we will doubt, there will be things that we wonder about. And sometimes it can feel like if we have questions something is not right, or we are not trusting enough, and yet God invites our questions, God invites our honesty, our reflections, our wonderings.
Can you believe that guy? You know, the one who is always posting that political stuff, the one who is always saying bad stuff about co-workers, that neighbor who doesn’t cut their lawn? Scripture doesn’t shy away from the brokenness of this world, and the people in it. Instead scripture paints a picture of what a transformed life looks like in this broken world, as yourself a broken person.
Yard signs communicate important things. Who to vote for, what we think matters, or what issues or items are close to our heart. One of the yard signs that comes from scripture would say God is for YOU. And that isn’t waiting for you to be good enough, right enough. And God is working on your behalf right now. It’s just that sometimes it’s hard to see in the midst of challenges.