People who work in places that require creativity are encouraged to think in fresh, original ways (out of the box)—come up with non-traditional, non-conventional ideas that are fresh and innovative.
“Resist the usual,” is a credo most creative departments in advertising agencies follow.
Such was how our small group in church viewed the ministry of Jesus. He taught about life not in the way people normally saw it but in a jaw-dropping, head-scratching way.
He said in Mark 8:35 (NLT), “If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. ”
He also said in Matthew 19:21, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven
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Luke 22:26 reads, “. . . Those who are the greatest among you should take the lowest rank, and the leader should be like a servant.”
When the people heard Him say these words, they were perplexed and thought that Jesus was strangely out of touch.
But we are the ones out of touch. We think in a run-of-the-mill way, limited by our imperfect humanity. In Isaiah 55:8, He explains this, “’My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,’ says the Lord. ‘And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.’” He thinks differently!
So if we can’t understand what is happening in our lives, we must be confident that the Lord does, because He has all the answers—way beyond our limited, finite minds. Only by grace can we find answers on our own.
Questions to ponder:
When I find myself out of touch of the troubles around me, how do I find solutions and keep going? How do I keep faith in and trust the One whose solutions I often can’t figure out?
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