Jill Carattini, devotional writer, reminds us that God’s ways are not our ways, his thoughts are not our thoughts…….I’ve had a revelation of sorts this morning upon arising. At first glance it was somewhat disturbing. But upon reflection, it seems just like what God would do……not what I’d expect, not even what I’d want…..but very much what God would do. I am humbled by God’s revelation of himself to me and the privilege of serving God.
“The parables draw pictures that, like Jesus, turn everything upside down, exposing idols that look curiously like us. It is in the light of his words that we see the insufficiencies of our own perceptions and the incongruence of our behavior. Like the one who voiced them, the parables order a mandatory reframing of perspective. “Thus it is with the kingdom of God,” Jesus declares, and he overturns our worlds and kingdoms like the money-changers’ tables. Jesus calls those who will see to see, and sometimes it is a call for a different way of thinking. Other times it demands an entirely new frame of reference. But he is always calling. For who God is in our minds must always be shattered by who God is.”
.9/28/2015