Radical Faith, Radical Sovereignty
This is a bit of what I was talking about on my post on Friday.
From an article at byFaith:
“That said, chains are, at the very least, predictable. The sojourning Israelites grumbled continually for a return to Egypt hoping that it would provide the consistency and predictability they had become accustomed too. For some, three square meals of bread and water behind bars are better than not knowing if tomorrow will bring feast or famine. The unforeseeable journey from slavery to the Promised Land, for some, means that a life of obsessive control has to be forfeited, and that?s not easy. We love control so much. It is an addiction and an idol far more subtle than substances or images. And, it has the power to confuse us, making it seem as if our disciplined, consistent and controlled lives are exactly what God intended. We can see why so many choose Egypt over the unpredictable way of faith.
But faith is a striving after something we can?t control, and it requires a kind of reckless abandon that seems too dangerous for an ordinary and domesticated 21st century Christian. In my 25 years as a Christian, I?ve more often heard pastors call me to self-control, to discipline, and to consistency than to the outrageously adventurous journey of faith. I?m not sure why, but it seems to me that life in the box of our if only?s, too often our chosen life of slavery, is just more safe. Somehow, we?ve been duped in to believing the Christian life is about safety rather than faith, predictability rather than boldness, manageability instead of dependence. In the end, so many people I talk to experience a terribly unsatisfying [non]relationship with a God, they believe, is after their safety and not their sanctification. ”
Read the rest of the article, here and then, discuss amongst ya’selves.