We look out in the world, or around at others, and we wonder what it is that gives them the boldness and courage to live life with such passion. Some people seem to pursue life with clarity, knowing exactly what they want, giving their lives for it. The question we ask is, "What insider information do they know that gives them the confidence to do what they do?" I think of people like Martin Luther King Jr.
So many people are trying to sell us insider information. Just send in your payment or buy this book and your life will be utterly transformed by the insider secrets that nobody else in the history of the universe has ever known about before.
But it's not about insider information. It's not about knowing what is going to happen, it's about knowing who is going to be there when it does.
What gave Joseph of Arimathea the boldness to go to the very man who sentenced Jesus do die and ask for Jesus' body, and I believe what gave Martin Luther King Jr the boldness and the courage to fight so hard for civil rights, wasn't that they had some sort of insider information. They had no guarantees how life on earth would turn out. It's not about what is going to happen, it is about who is going to be there when it does.
In life we are given no guarantees. Life comes at us hard and fast sometimes. In the maze of life, turn down the path that leads to Jesus, because we know that Jesus will be with us when life happens, no matter what our struggles are, our sins are, our issues are. We don't need to know what is going to happen in the future of our lives, we just need to know that Jesus will be with us when it does. That is what gives us the strength and courage to live boldly and courageously in this life.
God bless you all,
See you next week at the Gathering.
-Tim
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