June 12, 1987, Reagan challenged Gorbachev, the then General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, saying, "Tear down this wall!". Can you imagine what people would have thought had he said, "Unzip this wall!" Then again can you imagine if you spent most of your life behind that wall, wishing you were on the other side, and finding out at one point that you were only an 'unzip' away?
The worst kind of walls are those invisibile walls we build between us and God, or between us and others, to keep God or others at bay. We see walls as protecting us, when in fact, walls hem us in and make us susceptible to the plague.
The bottom line is that building relational walls as a refuge is a poor substitute for seeking refuge with the one true source of safety and security- our God.
The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, A refuge in times of trouble. And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
(Psa 9:9-10)
Not only will our own walls not truly protect us, they are often built on misconceptions, evil suspicions, and other ilk that should be shunned by those of us that claim the name of Jesus. In humility, we need to recognize that we are not all knowing, we are not mini-gods, we are in no place to judge the hearts of others, and we often get taken in with half-truths and lies that the enemy plants through people around us or even directly into our mind through our fleshly nature.
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another; not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;
(Rom 12:9-11)
Yours in Him,
Pastor B.
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