Living on Mission with Humility

Living on Mission with Humility

We all know someone who has a “No worries, I’ve got this!” attitude toward just about everything. They speed around town, ignoring posted limits. They NEVER read instructions. They can’t be bothered going to a class. Don’t tell them how the rest of the known world accomplishes anything; they have a better way – their way.

Isn’t it frustrating when this person is someone you love? You want to spare them the pain of mistakes. You want to share the lessons you learned the hard way. You love them so much that it hurts you to see them hurt themselves and/or others. You warn. You give examples from your own experience.

This is exactly the loving posture God takes toward us (through Paul) in 1 Corinthians 10:11-12, “These things happened to them as examples for us. They were written down to warn us who live at the end of the age. If you think you are standing strong, be careful not to fall.”

In this chapter of 1 Corinthians, we’ve seen some pretty serious consequences for sins that were common then and now. Wouldn’t it be great if we could avoid destructive patterns that lead to ruin, slavery, and death? We can! We can listen to the warnings. We can pay attention to the examples and check our behavior.

Let’s practice Living on Mission and humble ourselves. Let’s heed the warnings and learn from the examples that are graciously given from our Father’s heart of love to keep us from falling.

Pastor Angela