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We Are Works In Progress

“So I went down to the potter's house, and there he was working at his wheel. The vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter's hand, and he reworked it into another vessel, as seemed good to him.” - Jeremiah 18:3-4

Another important spiritual principle is humility. None of us are fully finished products. We all need God to reshape us and mold us into the people we need to be in this place and time. Each of us has to be ready to learn, grow, and change.

The process is neither instantaneous nor easy. It usually means being uncomfortable for a longer period than we’d like. Early on it’s hard for us to see what we are becoming. The potter has different purposes for us. We may not know what that purpose is while we are still on the wheel.

We must be patient with ourselves and with each other. We are still in the potter’s hands. We are works in progress.

I’m Horace McMillon. This is 60 Seconds of Hope. Peace be with you.

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60 Seconds of Hope: When Is The Resurrection?

“And you will be blessed because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous." - Luke 14:14

What is the resurrection and when does it take place. Many Christians think of it as something that happens at the end of the world as we know it, perhaps on judgement day. Others think of it as something that happens after our physical deaths.

The early Christians believed in a life after this one. But make no mistake, their focus was on this life. We are born again in this life according to the Gospel of John. The Kingdom of God is already in our midst and is just waiting for us to embrace it according to Luke.

The Apostle Paul probably the most extensive use of the death, burial, and resurrection metaphors in his work:

“For through baptism we have been buried with him into death, so that, in the manner that Christ rose from the dead, by the glory of the Father, so may we also walk in the newness of life.” - Romans 6:4

Baptism represents our death, burial, and resurrection into a new life, here and now. The “payment” Luke is referring to is pointing us to the peace and wellbeing we experience when we allow ourselves to be resurrected or reborn into this way of life.

When is the resurrection? The resurrection happens everyday we crucify our old ways thought and behavior and allow the spirit to carry us into the world with new ones.

I’m Horace McMillon. This is 60 Seconds of Hope. Peace be with you.

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60 Seconds of Hope: How To Be Steady

“They are not afraid of evil tidings; their hearts are firm, secure in the LORD. Their hearts are steady; they will not be afraid” - from Psalms 112:7-8

Fear of change, fear of the unknown, fear of hardship and suffering, fear of being laughed at and ridiculed, fear of not having enough or being enough…

At some point, life is going bring most of us face to face with the thing or things we fear. How do we keep ourselves from being knocked down? How do we stay steady? How do we confront them and overcome.

Now personally, I don’t believe that everything that happens to us is God’s will. Nor do I believe that everything that happens to us is part of God’s master plan for our lives.

I do believe that God will never leave us or forsake us. (Deuteronomy 31:8) I do believe God is working for the good in all situations where we love and align with God’s purposes. (Romans 8:28) Finally, I believe that power of God within us is greater than any power outside of us. (1 John 4:4)

If we take these as our guiding truths, if we trust them with all our hearts, we shall be steady during times of crisis. We will overcome our fears. They will not overcome us.

I’m Horace McMillon. This is 60 Seconds of Hope. Peace be with you.

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