It All Comes Down To Risk
28 September 2007 in Discipleship, Ethos, Hope, Leadership, Ministry, Wrestling With ScriptureThanks to everyone who weighed in on the first Wrestling With Scripture post. Hopefully we can do this every week.
I think that the reason that I have spent so much time on this passage is because I marvel at the risks that Jesus took in his ministry. They pale in comparison to the risks that we take today.
In fact the only time I hear people discussing risk is when it comes to money. For shame!
Philippians 2 reminds us that Jesus risked leaving an exalted seat in heaven for the life of an itinerant preacher who was obedient to a criminal’s death even though he was innocent of any and every crime. Matthew tells us that Jesus risked leaving his ministry to fishermen and unskilled, ordinary men and women. the Gospels point out that Jesus risked giving glory to God and bringing life to the marginalized and broken even though his methods lay outside the box of tradition.
Part of me is just enamored and challenged that Jesus might have risked being labeled as an outcast by touching and healing the leper.
That is where I want my faith to be. Am I risking it all to remain faithful to the things that God is calling me toward? Do I care more about my safety, my status, my reputation, my tradition than I do about seeking after the glory of God?
It all comes down to risk.
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Hey, reading a great book about this right now: Justice the Burbs, as soon as i get done reading it i hope to have a book review up on my blog.
Great thoughts Mike, keep up the good work!
Very good stuff dude. Love the collaboration. Love the discussion, and I totally agree about the risks JC took. Amazing to see the most holy ministry ever brought to mankind, stricken with so many labels and disturbing assumptions. I wonder how many I am making today. Where is my packaged traditionalism in my religion? Am I letting God be as big as He is?
That’s the toughest line in Christianity, where to stand with God, and where to stand behind Him.
All’s I know is that one day… EVERY KNEE WILL BOW AND EVERY TONGUE CONFESS. For this I am happy. We will all sit in condemnation brought about by our sin. And a perfect savior will come and grab our hand, saying “my grace is sufficient.” May His grace be sufficient today, and his word alive in our hearts to bring us conviction on any ungodly assumptions we have made or traditions we have built.
[...] When I posted my statement last week about taking risks for God and for my faith and for my ministry I had no clue that God was going to show up at the conference challenging me head on with this idea. [...]