I stole this right off Gary Friesen’s blog…but thought it had some good thoughts.
Friesen Fortnightly
Sunday July 9 2006
Paul's Bullseye
Dear Family & Friends,
It is always a privilege to speak at Imago Dei Community and today was no exception. We are going through Romans and my portion was 13:8-14. The Big Idea: We owe a debt of love right now to be the hands of feet of Jesus in Portland. Paul says to owe nobody nothin, but to love your neighbor. Such love fulfills all the commands toward our neighbor (8-10). It is urgent. For Paul says the night of this present age is well-spent and the day of Christ's coming gets nearer every day. So now is the time to wake up, and put on the armor of light. This eye on eternity will prepare us for today. (11-12). Finally, he urges us to act like the future day has broken into the present and put away drunkenness and sexual immorality. This process can best be described as putting on the Lord Jesus Christ (13-14). We get things backwards. Aim at Law and get guilt. Aim at today and it will pass away. Aim at purity and fall short. Paul gets the order right. Aim at Love and get the Law thrown in. Aim at Eternity and get the present thrown in. Aim at Christ and get purity thrown in.
Garry
