God Is At Work. We Are Under Construction.

Recently I have been reading through Genesis and have been amazed at the harmonic relationships that occur at the very beginning of the bible. Relations of God with himself, God with mankind, mankind with nature and mankind with (wo)mankind were all said to be good. All of these perfect relationships give us a clear picture of what is to come and what we can strive for while embracing our God, our neighbour and our stranger while here on this earth.

Genesis 1 and 2 give me a better idea of what God has initially created me to be. Am I there yet? Most certainly not and will not be until face to face with my creator. But I know that God is at work within me, giving me more love and desire to embrace those who are around me. Here is a quote by C.S. Lewis from Mere Christianity:

“Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to rebuild that house. At first, perhaps, you can understand what He is doing. He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on; you knew that those jobs needed doing and so you are not surprised. But presently He starts knocking the house about in a way that hurts abominably and does not seem to make any sense. What on earth is He up to? The explanation is that He is building quite a different house from the one you thought of - throwing out a new wing here, putting on an extra floor there, running up towers, making courtyards. You thought you were being made into a decent little cottage: but He is building a palace. He intends to come and live in it Himself.”

I look forward to meeting you at the Embrace weekend, where we can share with each other and encourage one another with new ways of how we can love our God, our neighbours and our strangers.

Post by Bethany - Young Adults Leadership at Waterloo MB Church