God promises through Zechariah that even the most vulnerable who are faithful to him will be invincible, like mighty warriors. Yes, we might take some knocks, and what we endure may be unpleasant. But God creates order from disorder, and the order that God creates will be far superior to anything we’ve had before.
A reflection from our Chaplain Sam Yip on how as followers of Christ, you can always find remarkable moments in the mundane because of who He is.
A reflection from Prison Chaplain Timothy Abbey on how the Holy Spirit works to speak and convict inmates of the truth of Christ despite no prior knowledge of the Bible.
To avoid burnout, Ash reminds us that we are not God. Unlike God, we need sleep, days off, friends, refreshment (inward renewal). We need to avoid the trap of seeking renown and glory. We need to be mindful that our ministry is worth it, even when things don’t go to plan, and that it is God’s work. Finally, we need to delight in the grace of being in a saving relationship with God, and not in his gifts.
The good news is, no matter how much of a mess we’ve made, no matter how disordered things become, no matter how distant we’ve become from God, we are not beyond his reach. God can make order from our disorder. No mess is too big to clean up.
Rev. Jason Forbes breaks down the parable of the Good Samaritan, and how we can apply these principles to become better neighbours.
It is a well known fact that everyone needs good neighbours, but who are your neighbours? How can you be a good neighbour?
Perhaps some of us have realised that the disorder we experience is due to the choices that we have made and have come to believe that there is now nothing left for us except disorder. This simply isn’t true. God can bring order from our spiritual disorder. God can bring us to a state of order better than what we can possibly imagine. God can release us from any form of oppression and abundantly bless us with justice and mercy.
Rev. Jason Forbes explains how both our hearts and our actions need to be tended to the ministry of justice and mercy.
Our sense of who we are is disordered. Yet, as increasingly disordered as the modern West is becoming, we can be confident that God is working to create a greater order that locates our identity in him.
