Devotion
To Never Know A Stranger
Isaiah 40:7-8 (MSG) “These people are nothing but grass, their love fragile as wildflowers. The grass withers, the wildflowers fade, if GOD so much as puffs on them. Aren’t these people just so much grass? True, the grass withers and the wildflowers fade, but our God’s Word stands firm and forever.”
The moment our spirit-minds are awakened to a truth we’d not realized before is when we can begin to make a change for the sake of eternity. One area of change we need to work on is our intentional interaction with people. Beyond home training, culture, and traditions there is an element of relationship value that we’ve allowed the world to get in the way of. How intentional are we in slowing down and looking people in the eye when we greet them or have a conversation with them? Do we even notice them at all? In our village circles of family, co-workers, and social friends – we’re slack in being fully present in the gift of their presence in the moment. So, it isn’t hard to imagine how much less present we are to a passersby who may have intended to share a smile, a wave, or a hello with us. To never know a stranger does not mean that we will remember every single person we ever greet, but it does mean that we should never miss the opportunity to acknowledge the presence of any of God’s creations that we share this earth with. People are fragile, but God’s lasting love is what makes us strong. Know God, and know God’s people – on purpose.
Isaiah 40:7-8 (MSG) “These people are nothing but grass, their love fragile as wildflowers. The grass withers, the wildflowers fade, if GOD so much as puffs on them. Aren’t these people just so much grass? True, the grass withers and the wildflowers fade, but our God’s Word stands firm and forever.”
The moment our spirit-minds are awakened to a truth we’d not realized before is when we can begin to make a change for the sake of eternity. One area of change we need to work on is our intentional interaction with people. Beyond home training, culture, and traditions there is an element of relationship value that we’ve allowed the world to get in the way of. How intentional are we in slowing down and looking people in the eye when we greet them or have a conversation with them? Do we even notice them at all? In our village circles of family, co-workers, and social friends – we’re slack in being fully present in the gift of their presence in the moment. So, it isn’t hard to imagine how much less present we are to a passersby who may have intended to share a smile, a wave, or a hello with us. To never know a stranger does not mean that we will remember every single person we ever greet, but it does mean that we should never miss the opportunity to acknowledge the presence of any of God’s creations that we share this earth with. People are fragile, but God’s lasting love is what makes us strong. Know God, and know God’s people – on purpose.
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