Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his
sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them
again unto thy brother.
And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then
thou shalt bring it unto thine own house, and it shall be with thee until thy
brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it to him again. (Duet. 22 vs
1-2).
Sometime
ago I posted this on facebook but today same word struck me again. I have
decided to write a little about it.
The
Christian community today has lost trust, love and unity. This has made fear,
hatred and evil jealousy to eat us up. There is this cold war honestly
undeniable going on in the body of Christ-individual and denominational. The
above scripture is a full expression of love and how He wants us to live as
Christians, neighbours and families. It is unfortunate that brethren do not
trust each and so we do not expect to recover missing items. Is this not the
reason why phones gets missing in the church, purse gets missing offering
hours, why pastor will announce, “Grab your bags during
offering/thanksgivings”.
The
opening scripture is a picture of how we are supposed to be our brother’s
keepers. We all seem to be guilty of this fact.
The Ox
referred to in the message does not necessarily mean an Ox. It could be a pet
of any kind, wallets, clothes, Visas or other viable documents. It could also
be someone you need to preach to - saving a lost soul.
May I
ask this question, how many of us will see our property with a friend/stranger
which is missing and will not get angry and perhaps call in the police? And it
could be he/she found it missing and decided to keep it till you come looking
for it.
Now it
could be the other way round, you found a friends belongings won’t you take it
and never give it back to him especially if it is something you love and you do
not have it? Lost!
God
want a sanctified Christian; life, relationship and community. This passage
touches each time I read it. Hope it affects your life too.
Love
to get comments from you.
Precious.
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