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Jesus transforms our hearts so enemies become family
Have you ever hated someone? I confess, I've never felt my hatred was without cause.
Advent is a time of waiting for God to come to us. But in an us-vs-them world, who is the "us"?
When the Jewish people hoped for a Messiah, they expected a King who would rescue them and destroy their enemies. It was forbidden for a Jewish man to even associate with Gentiles (see Acts 10:28). But in Acts 10-11, through a series of miraculous visions and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, God showed the early church that both Gentiles and Jews—generational enemies—are now brothers and sisters in the family of God.
We face similar challenges today:
But the early church testified that Jesus is our peace, who united Jews and Gentiles into one new family. We see the ripple effects when Jesus inspired Martin Luther King, Jr. to dream of black and white children joining hands together as sisters and brothers.
As you await the Prince of Peace this Christmas, who do you want him to fight for?
Is he fighting for our group?
Or is he transforming our hearts and their hearts, so we are both part of God's family?
This Christmas, may Jesus be our peace.
Ephesians 2:14
For Jesus is our peace, who made both groups one and tore down the dividing wall of hostility. In his flesh, he made of no effect the law consisting of commands and expressed in regulations, so that he might create in himself one new man from the two, resulting in peace.
As we wait for the Prince of Peace, who, if anyone, do you struggle to love or even hate?
Read Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech. What would a similar vision look like for your community?
Think of someone who strongly disagrees with you. Invite them to share a meal together. Instead of arguing with them, try to listen and understand their perspective.
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