My friend, John Britt sent me something I want to share with you, that is different from my usual political posts. I hope you will find this beneficial.
Recently, a friend gave us a copy of a book titled, "Journeys
with the Messiah." Michael Belk, a successful fashion photographer,
felt God's call to write and photograph this book, paraphrased around the
parables of Jesus.
He went to Italy and found a town that he felt looked like the Judean area in which Jesus lived. He then sought out a model that resembled his idea of what Jesus might have looked like. Next, he assembled a cast of biblical and modern day characters who might represent those New Testament parable participants. So, the visuals show a "robed Jesus" in an ancient city surrounded by modern day people plus those who might represent the people of Jesus' day. I have attached a photo and one of the parable stories so you can grasp the stark contrast. Here is the narrative with scripture reference from Matthew 6:19-21 that ends with "where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."
Holy Abundance - God's Provision Gone Awry
Hearing statistics like this, I immediately think of
far-away places like India and Africa. And then, I learn that in the
United States, one out of every eight children go to bed hungry every
night.
There is a story about a man who stands on a hill
overlooking a refugee camp. Seeing the starvation and death, he
turns his face skyward and screams, "God, how could you let this
happen?" God responds with, "How could you?"
We have the means to fix this. The world's poorest
could have their health and nutritional needs met for less than 25% of what
Americans spend on clothing each year.
The issue is not a lack of abundance. It is simply a lack
of distribution. How many children will die today while I sit on my
savings account? It is a painful question to ponder.
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