There has been much public and
private debate in recent months about confederate monuments. In the part of the world where I call
home, you will find a confederate
monument in most every community to the soldiers who served during the civil
war. Politicians in my home state have
passed legislation about confederate monuments. The purpose of this blog is not to discuss
whether confederate monuments should be removed or not removed; rather, it is to make the observation that
there are things in the history of all people that we regret.
The Bible is filled with the
stories of people and does not hide their warts, their sins, their regrets,
their mistakes, and their
blemishes. We hear not only that
Moses was called to lead to freedom the
Israelites from the bonds of slavery in Egypt, but that he also murdered an
Israelite. We see that Peter was the
“rock” of the church, but that he denied Jesus three times. Paul was not only the great missionary, but
he also was party to the death and martyrdom of Stephen. While we struggle with our history as a
country and a community, the Bible presents
people in the reality of their goodness
and badness. While we might call some of
the shows that we see “reality television”, the Bible presented reality about
people before reality television ever came into vogue. The Bible shows the history of people with
their imperfections for one good reason:
to show how our great, glorious God is able to use people despite who
they are and what they do. And to think
that the Bible not only shows the truth about people, but it also tells us
about a God in Christ who is “filled with grace and truth.” Have a joy-filled week.-- Pastor Randy Wall
Prayer: O
God, I thank you that you love us
despite what we have done and have been in our past and our present. Transform us, through the power of your
Spirit, to be the people you have called us to be; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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