Humankind have a way of hearing a god who is not God commanding them. They say it is god, but it is not God. This god is one constructed by personal likes, dislikes, prejudices and fears, as well as by covetousness, competition and conquest. This god can “command” some horrific things. This god, we too often hear speak, is ourselves. This god is much into setting “us” against “them”; this god wants “us” to make war with “them”, discredit “them”, demonize “them” and defeat “them”. The real God commands us to love enemies, to feed and clothe them, to supply them with water, to invite them in, welcome them as equals into a Kingdom of redeemed sinners, to sit at the same table with them, and to pass them peace at a sacramental meal.
“And I tell you this, that many Gentiles will come from all over the world—from east and west—and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the feast in the Kingdom of Heaven.” Matthew 8:11 (NLT)
