15 “If you love me, keep my commands. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be[a] in you. 18 I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. 19 Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. 20 On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you.21 Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.” 22 Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, “But, Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?” 23 Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. 24 Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me. - John 14:15-24 (NIV)
It is Amazing how these verses uses the words orphans, love, and advocate all in the same "story". It is also strange how the words "peace" and "to not be troubled" are in there too. We are so messed up that we need an advocate to help us get through life. we need someone to speak up for us because we don't have a voice or the right words to say. Sometimes, even we don't have the words to say at all but yet we have someone who will speak for us. Because of that, we can have peace and not be scared of things. Think of the children who can't speak for themselves. It might cost us something to speak up for them but didn't it cost Jesus a lot more when He spoke up for us. Take that small chance.
I writing and wording it like I am because I have seen and been through both sides. I am an adopted Child of God and I couldn't be more grateful. That doesn't give me the right to sit around and be scared of saying and standing up for what I believe in or what I believe should be changed even if it is just a little bit. Seeing all kinds of children in all kinds of situations is not easy. I don't understand and never will why some people will just walk on by without noticing them. It might cost you money, a job, or even a change in life depending on how you do it but isn't it worth giving back what Jesus gave to us.
I feel like, at times, that I spoke up for the children or tried and I just got turned away. To be honest, I am scared for those children now because I don't know what their lives are going to be like since I'm not around them anymore. I can trust God that He will take care of them and keep them in His Hands. Just know that, at times and in this world, when you try to speak up for the voiceless, the chances are no one will hear what you have to say or will ever take the time to understand it.
If we have enough passion for the things or people we love, then we will be obedient to Christ and follow Him where He wants us to go. This world will not and can't stop us if we are really passionate about someone or something. God gave us that passion for a reason and He is going to keep it alive by helping us by however He can. If we Love Christ like we say we do, then that passion will never get old and will we keep going after it. No one can change the passions that God has given a person.
Like for me, I will always be speaking up for children because that was my life and I am grateful for that. I had people speaking up for me when I couldn't find the words to speak. God might lead me in different ways and on different paths for seasons of my life but no matter what I will always be speaking for children or at least trying with what I have and know. That is how I can be obedient by the Love for Christ.
Challenge: How can you be obedient with the Love for Christ?
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