A Colossal Mistake
Weeks like the one that just passed do little to advance for the kingdom of Christ. I have read so many posts supporting and rejecting allowing Syrian refugees into our country for safe haven. I have seen the bickering on Facebook by Christians on both sides of the argument. Some of what I've read shows the love of Christ and a recognition of where we would be without his love, but others fall short of expressing an understanding of what it means to be in Christ. Safety should not be our utmost concern, yet fear of what might happen seems to be the prevailing factor in many of the posts I've seen. Proverbs 29:25 expresses this wisdom: "The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe." Regardless of what happens to me in this life, God is in ultimately in control. The apostle Paul speaks to this in II Corinthians 5:1-8: “For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, et