Everyone

All too often in the Christian church we become an exclusive club. We only allow people in who use the same language that we use to talk about salvation. We think that there is no way that God is in someone's life unless they have been "saved." We think that God only enters a life if we can get someone to make a decision to be saved. We develop this exclusive club that only sees God working in people who are just like us. However, God is always working in everyone and in everything. We sometimes just choose to acknowledge God in the way that we think God would work. It is true that people may ignore Christ and the truth that is in knowing this God. God is still at work. God is always there for everyone, whether they or we choose to acknowledge it or not.

It's in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything and everyone.

Ephesians 1:11-12

Remember this as you go along your journey that God is everywhere and working in everyone because we all have the image of God within us. Just because someone may not have recognized the way we think they should have do not dismiss them as evil or someone to be pushed aside. Recognize that God is working in them and be the image of God for them because they cannot see it. Love them, pray for them, perform acts of kindness, and have compassion. Do this so they can say, "Oh that is what God looks like." This is the reality for everyone. We all need to see God. This is not a Christian problem or a church problem. This is a human being problem. We all forget the image of God within us even though it is there. It is for everyone. There is no club. Be humble to those you meet. Be kind in your everyday actions. Show everyone what God looks like without even mentioning God's name. This is why I always end with...

Namaste'