Being diffenerent makes all the difference.
This is April.
This is south Texas. Why is there
a mound of packed snow sitting on pebbled rocks in the middle of the day? Something is amiss. This pile of frozen ice is out of place, off
kilter. I pass by this peculiar sight
every Sunday. It is discarded ice from
the skating rink at the Ice & Golf Center where we hold worship
services. The Zamboni scrapes the excess
ice from the rink and discards the shaved ice behind the building. It looks pretty much useless once it’s
outside. Appearances can be deceiving. Under the pebbles, beneath the ice, the grass is always green? The rest of San Antonio
may be in the midst of a drought but that one area covered with stacked ice provides
a sustained flow of water to the ground beneath. There is growth emanating from what was first
thought strange and odd.
1 Peter 2:9-12
9 But ye are a chosen
generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye
should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into
his marvelous light;
10 Which
in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not
obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
11 Dearly
beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts,
which war against the soul;
12 Having
your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against
you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify
God in the day of visitation.
As Believers, we appear out of place to the unsaved. People pass by and figure we are a peculiar
people. Some would say we are useless,
aliens living countercultural lives, making unusual choices. We have been set apart, scraped up and set
outside the building. At first glance,
we may seem worthless but upon further inspection the work we do becomes
evident. Yes, we are different and at times
we are ostracized but God places us where our presence stimulates growth. We are where we need to be. Be the difference
wherever God places you. He makes the spectacle, spectacular!
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