A rescue scuba diver is called to come to the cave that has collapsed. While she is there, she must go in to a treacherous and dangerous place in order to save the lives of the people stuck in the cave. She goes into the water being cautious and wary but she goes because there are people in peril. The diver goes under the water, but does not breathe the water while there. She takes her oxygen and breath (environment) with her to sustain her while she is there so that she can save the people in danger.
We often here the statement: "be in the world but not of the world." This description of a rescue scuba diver is the closest example I can see to that principle. We must enter the world like a scuba diver. We must be willing to set foot on this burning orb of earth to bring life to others. We must bring the message of hope and salvation, but we do so with the Breath of Life, the Holy Spirit. We need to recognize that there are people in danger in our communities. Children that need to hear about the God who loves them, homeless and hungry that need to hear about the God who cares for them. People in pain and anguish over trauma's that most of us don't understand, but who need to hear that God the great Healer can give them comfort and rest. We cannot live our lives surrounded by the walls of Christianity and our churches and reach out to others in a meaningful way. Jesus ate with criminals, sinners, sick and slaves. He spent time in the streets of the world, the alleys of the communities, the homes of the rejected and hated. He healed the sick when no one would come near for fear of being contaminated and he spent time with people rejected by the synagogues. We must reach out to the world in a meaningful way. There is no reason to fear anything in this world. We are called to have a meaningful impact by being in the world but not of the world. Relying on the source of our breath, the Holy Spirit. Are we ready and willing to go on that rescue mission, others depend on us?
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