August 7th

August 7th -- Luke 12:49-59 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2012:49-59&version=NLT)

Please go and read the passage!

Okay, so just my own personal thoughts on this.
So often, I think we see Jesus as being somebody who was meant to bring world peace. We see God as some magic God of happiness and peace and love. People think He will fix everyone's problems, make everyone happy, and then leave us in some sort of utopia. No. That's not it at all. See, I like to think of it as a garden, or a plant at least. God could let it grow and bloom, and to anyone it may look nice just at a glance. However, on closer inspection, especially to a botanist (in this case being God) it would be clear that the plant was diseased in some parts. Some of the roots were diseased and are beginning to spread it through the plant. The disease would be sin. God knows we, as normal passerby to the flower, may not truly see the sin in the world for what it is, and may be okay with leaving it be, or may just want to leave it be for the sake of not having to damage the flower at all. We would rather ignore the problem and focus on the good than face the problem. God, though, would be the botanist who knows if it's left alone it will slowly eat away at and destroy the plant. He knows He can't leave this world be and just bring peace and happiness and leave us content with that. If He does, we are losing out on His Kingdom and settling for less, even if we can't see how much less. He knows the roots need to be trimmed, which will damage the plant, but will let it grow back better than it could otherwise. He knows the world can't just be left how us humans would like it,  but needs to be divided in order to bring about a better world. That's how I see it, anyways.

Anyways that will be all for tonight! God bless! Shalom!