The undercurrent of our desires. The longings we own but have a hard time articulating. Seeing a lonely, elderly man who quietly waits for the end of his days in pain. A parentless child begging for money being beaten up by the man who was hiding in the shadows waiting for someone to be generous to the boy. The owner of two summer homes and too many cars complaining bitterly about a meaningless life.
Somehow we know that there is something more. Something is not right. If we desire greener grass, the grass has to be greener somewhere, right?
A friend of mine reminded me today that the gospel ("good news") is news of a better world. The gospel is not merely sharing facts about Jesus, but sharing the fact that Jesus wants to make everything right again...make it like his heart's desire.
The kingdom is good, pleasing and perfect because it is defined by its king.
I need a bigger vision than "starting a church." We need a vision of the way that Jesus wants to transform his world, and especially the people in it.
And when it was day, he departed and went into a desolate place. And the people sought him and came to him, and would have kept him from leaving them, but he said to them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose.” [emphasis mine] (Luke 4:42-43 ESV)
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