MOVING ON=WITH OUR JOURNEY!

 

MOVING ON=WITH OUR JOURNEY

 

WE are all=

On a JOURNEY=through this life

And with our journey

Comes setbacks and difficulties

 

It is up to us

To fight through these

By staying CLOSE to God

And close to Jesus=and then

CONTINUING ON=WITH OUR JOURNEY

That is=what Jesus did

 

“On they way=they entered

A Samaritan village to prepare

For his reception there

But they=Would NOT WELCOME him

 

Because the destination

Of his JOURNEY=was Jerusalem

 

When the disciples=James and John saw this

They asked=

‘Lord=do you want us=to call down

Fire from heaven=to consume them?’

 

Jesus turned and rebuked them

And they JOURNEYED=to another village”                                                                            Luke 9:52-56

 

For ethics and religious reasons-

The Samaritans and Jews=

Were OPPOSED to one another

But Jesus did not let this=stop him

 

MANY of us

Are UNWELCOMED by others

In today’s world

For all kinds=of REASONS

 

But we have to

ACCEPT them anyway

Just like Jesus did

 

Don’t respond to another

With contempt=like many of us do

In this world

 

Picture Jesus

LOOK at them lovingly

And CONTINUE=move on

WITH your journey=Just like Jesus

MOVING ON=WITH OUR JOURNEY

 

We have to treat others

WITH RESPECT=and if

They don’t treat us that way

CONTINUE ON=WITH OUR/YOUR JOURNEY

 

“TREAT younger men=as brothers

Older women as mothers

And younger women=as sisters

With absolute purity”                                                                                                           1 Timothy 5:1-2

 

“Husbands=in the same way

Be considerate=as you live

With your wives=AND TREAT THEM

With respect…….”                                                                                                               1 Peter 3:7

 

Try to picture Jesus

MOVING ON=with the/HIS JOURNEY

Just do the same

 

“”Therefore my dear friends=

You have always obeyed--------

 

Not only my presence

But now much more=in my absence-------

CONTINUE to work

 

Out your salvation=with fear and trembling

For it is God

Who works in You=in order

To fulfill his good purpose”                                                                                     2 Philippians 2:12-13

 

My dear friends=

Don’t COUNTERATTACK your opposition

ON THIS JOURNEY=picture Jesus

And move on with LOVE

MOVING ON=WITH OUR JOURNEY!

 

In Jesus’ name=and in the name=of our ALWAYS LOVING Holy Father God!

 

Robert P. Wallman

9-26-2022

 

 

Ps       INSPIRED by an article=IN LIVING FAITH MAGAINE=by Patricia Livingston