Post Jesus cared about spiritual priorities. Jesus cared about social concern. When “the crowds followed Him”, “He welcomed them and spoke to them about the Kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing” (Luke 9:11). This combination of the spiritual and the social is much needed in today’s world. We need to care about God. We need to care about doing His will. We need to care about pleasing Him. We need to care about people. We are to love them with the love of God. We are to show them that we love them. We are to show them that God loves them. True caring is grounded in faith, worship and prayer. As well as healing those who neded healing, Jesus spoke to them about the Kingdom of God. Before feeding the five thousand, Jesus spoke to them about the Kingdom of God. This ministry of speaking about the Kingdom of God undergirded Jesus’ ministry of miracles. Our caring for people is to be built upon the ministry of God’s Word. God’s Word is preached to us. We receive instruction in faith. We are called to worship. We are challenged to pray. We grow in faith. We participate in worship. We persevere in prayer. Out of all this spiritual commitment, grounded in God’s Word, comes the kind of real caring action which makes a difference in today’s world. At the centre of this commitment to faith, worship and prayer, there is Jesus Christ. In Him, the spiritual and the social come together. We’re not forced to choose between social action and the spiritual priorities of faith, worship and prayer. We choose Jesus Christ. We commit ourselves to Him. When our commitment to Him is real, He will lead us in the pathways of faith, worship, prayer and caring action. May God help us to grow stronger in our commitment to Jesus Christ. May God help us to commit ourselves to Christ’s spiritual priorities. May God help us to commit ourselves to Christ’s social concern.
AMEN!
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