September 9, 2016
Day232: Diversity Dynamic
Yes, birds of a feather flock together but NEWSFLASH, we are not birds. We are diverse humans distinctly different. Not one thumb print belongs to more than one individual, instead we each have our very own. Humanity was meant to multiply and spread. To clump in unity building an edifice in honor of togetherness, above reliance on God, was halted in the early stages. God officially put an end to group think when he switched it up with the language disarray. Where once they understood they now were confused. For to depend on one another was not what God wanted. All He wanted was for them to depend on Him, looking to him for direction within their inter-related relationships.
More churches need to get this. That it is more about reliance on God than on the practices and traditions from ages past. The church has nothing in common with a social club, there is nothing chummy about putting into practice the teachings of scripture. In fact it is plain lonely. Coming together to build something for ourselves is common amongst churches. And they are excellent at knowing how to slap a spiritual heading on the project. Legalism springs from a desire to control the look and feel of the group. God revels in diversity. He explodes it. For He is not concerned with the look but rather with the ability of each one to follow Him. One never knows where He will lead.
This resonates so much
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