John 14
14 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God, believe also in me. 2 My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. 4 You know the way to the place where I am going.”
The kingdom of God is not yet on this earth. We are a people still out in the wilderness, given a great commission to fulfill but determined to go our own way. We are in the land of Babylon, we have grown impatient with the Lord and claimed this land as Zion, believing it can be something it is not.
We look to an old rugged cross but forget we’re the cross is and what we should be doing with it. In Luke 9:23
23 Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.
We must return our minds to the journey we are on. We must fix our hearts and eyes on Zion and keep walking. Earthly kingdoms rise and fall. Their leaders can be wicked and cruel. Even the elect can become twisted and lose their way. We must pray unceasing.
We must keep ourselves right with God, ever vigilant against ourselves. Even Jesus had moments of anger, but anger as with faith is a seed that we plant and water. If we tend to the seed of anger it will grow into malice and hate, soon we will look into the mirror and see the enemy. Sow seeds of faith and love, tend to the garden through compassion, forgiveness and prayer. Clean the path of stones and weeds so that others can see the way.
I pray today that God will forgive me and that I will forgive others.
Fill my heart with love Oh God, especially for my enemies as I know how to love my friends. Teach me how to pray for those who hate.
Lead me oh Lord in your path of so that I might be your disciple. Lead me home to Zion.