Welcome to God’s Word to You
God’s Word to You today is found in Luke 19:11
10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
Public bathrooms are quite often nasty and smelly. I can think of several I went into and just turned around and walked back out of. I also know when Chris was young I at times had to go to one just because he did. I am sure I will with Reece too.
Bathrooms aren’t a great thing to discuss in general. Well, public ones. Although in some of my years in management I was often told my business had the cleanest and most comfortable to use bathrooms in the area. Heck, I even had the homeless coming in to clean up because they were so clean.
So why am I talking about bathrooms in conjunction with Jesus seeking the lost and sinners?
Well because it seems public bathrooms has become the latest in the pc war of liberals. And this stinks. Really.
One problem is the fact that saints and sinners all have to go potty at times and sometimes while out in public.
The biggest problem is someone getting all out of shape because someone they don’t like, as in a people group, has to go and they don’t like the possibility of them being there with them. Funny, I remember as a child the blacks weren’t allowed in the one’s whites went to. Sad how much hate rules the world, huh?
Now I will make a simple statement here and take it for what it’s worth and no more. If you are legally a male you need to go to the boy’s room, if you are legally a female you need to go to the little girl’s room.
Yes I said legally. That brings up part of the problem. One group wants those who wish they were one or the other to be able to go where they wish to go and then those who don’t live that lifestyle don’t like it or agree with it. Then sensationalist on both sides want to get into these real intelligent arguments that neither wins and we all just get a bit more separated. The biggest fear and it has valid concern, is that perverts will take advantage of any such laws. But folks, perverts are in the bathrooms already.
Our challenge in the midst of all this craziness though is not to fight and name call. We are not to “stand up for Jesus’ rights” when they are really “our rights”, we don’t need to threaten some scum bag that we will “take care of them for being in there with our wives or children”, and we don’t need to promote more hate.
What??????
Nope. We are to not conform to this world. That not only doesn’t mean just don’t be like the world but also don’t act like the world. Don’t you understand you have Jesus in your heart? Don’t you know the Holy Spirit lives in you? Don’t you know you are to love EVERYONE as He does and only because you have Him can you do it.
Yes it is hard to like some people and some people groups because they are so different and openly live a sinful life. But folks that is their choice. It is their right! Just as you have the right to believe in Christ.
And it is your commission to walk among them in a different way that says “I am different too, in a different way and not because I think I am better than you but rather I have a relationship with the Creator and He helps me love you no matter what and hey, He can help your life too.”
So think about this bathroom thing. Make your concerns known to those in office, not those on Facebook, and if you seek a change do it by voting men and women into office who can get your morals back. But keep your eyes on Jesus and do as He told you to do and when you can’t do it on your own let Him do it for you.
Love Works… much better than hate. Change the world by changing hearts, not minds… it is easier.
me n’ God love ya
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in His service,
Chuck
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