Basket of Love and Grace - Free Refills

This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.

I John 4:9 (NIV)

This verse immediately made me think of our response to it. The Great Commission is Jesus' instructions for us to go out into the world and share the good news. This verse is God showing us what he did for us before he asked us to go out into the world. The Great Commission isn't just orders we follow, but our response to the wonderful gifts of love and grace that God has given us. Even more that, it is God saying, "Hey I have this bottomless basket of fish and bread - go share it." Except it's a bottomless basket of grace and love, and the more we give, the more we receive - both for our own lives and to share with others.

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Making A Change

¹⁸Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. ¹⁹Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ²⁰and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

Matthew 28:18-20 (NIV)

This verse was inspired by a couple of movies I watched this weekend: Shredderman Rules and Kids in America. The first is a Nickelodeon movie, the second - an independent film. Both are about students rising up against tyranny and oppression. Both are about making a change. In both movies the protagonists must make a change in themselves, a decision to act, before they can work to make a change in other peoples' lives. In both cases the protagonists are pushed too far before they are willing to put themselves out there.

Both movies have a good message, but my question for you today is, "What does it take for you to change?" When you read today's passage, are you ready to go out now? Or are you waiting for someone to push you into it? What's your tipping point before you're ready to share the good news? If you're still waiting, what are you waiting for?

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