Obadiah

Obadiah v.15 “as you have done, it shall be done to you..."

Timeless Truth = You reap what you sow…

It’s funny to think about this verse… because it seems to be in a context of judgment… that in doing evil you will bring upon your own self evil. While I am not too afraid of necessarily reaping harsh consequences to my behavior… and I say this altogether humbly… I just am not afraid of God’s wrath b/c of Christ’s mercy in my life. What I am challenged by though is that I am seeing more and more all the things that I can be sowing into. It’s funny to think about how I want to see the world changed. Yes… I want to see the world changed. I want every person on this planet to have peace and rest and joy. And yes, I will gladly boast that I know how that can happen… through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ… my Savior. He is life for everyone and I will surely boast in him… hopefully in all humility… but also hopefully with all zeal. This is where I want to be… sowing into people’s lives. I see this truth playing out a bit differently than the context it is in but nonetheless I see it as a principle that works on the positive side as well as the harsh side. I see in every aspect of my life how every moment I can choose either to sow into God’s kingdom or how to sow into my own selfishness. I see how I can do what I can to love others… and I see how I can be deceived into thinking that what I want is what is “best”. This softens my heart… for I have been given so much, in all humility again, I have been given great blessings and great gifts in Christ… and I am seeing more and more that all I have is his… and I desire all the more to use it for his kingdom.

This challenges me with my finances… to be generous. This challenges me in my time… to invest it wisely in rest and in pouring myself out for others. This challenges me in my relationships… to have fierce and deep conversations with all I meet. This challenges me in love… daring to pour myself out for the sake of all people equally. This challenges me in the way of my desires… to be willing to sacrifice myself for the sake of loving people to see Christ. This challenges me in the way of my devotions with the LORD… to see that every moment spent with him is loving others and blessing my wonderful Savior. Most importantly this challenges me to really examine how I relate to that which is eternal… God and people. What do I do to others… how do I love others… do I love others well… do they see Christ in me… do they experience his love and light when they leave me. I could care less what they think of me… I could care less about what I get out of it… I just want them to experience His life. I trust that my reward is in heaven w/ Christ. Oh, that he would be glorified in my life… which means I reap into what he reaped into… people. Yeah… I am so thankful to be reminded how vital it is for me to simply… be… HIS.

(this is a video of a panoramic shot of Many Glacier... giving a bit better idea of what our view was as we hiked)