WHAT NOW?
We’re facing a global pandemic. We’re facing economic turmoil. Death. We need God’s intervention right now. As individuals, as a church, as a community, as a world… What do we do when the brokenness of the world goes way beyond our ability to fix it? What do we do when we feel helpless?
I believe Isaiah 58 gives us all the answers. It tells us that we must take God doesn’t want us to go through the religious motions. He wants us to join him in healing the world.
1 – We can accept inconvenience and discomfort for the sake of the vulnerable.
No person is a statistic to our God of love. If we as a community are willing to do uncomfortable things - to hold off on public gatherings, to take social distancing seriously, to wear masks in public… we can join God in, as it says in v.10, “helping those in trouble.”
2 – We can stop the hate train.
We need to learn how to give up our right to be right. The hate train is strong, and you might put yourself in its path. But I’ll tell you this: self-giving love is stronger. Why? Because when you stand against hate, God is standing with you.
3 – We can give generously of our abundance.
When we give freely of our abundance, we’re working shoulder to shoulder with a God who gives freely of his.
The path to restoration comes not through self-interest, but through self-giving love.
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