Have Hope
One Monday morning investor Warren Buffett opened his
newspaper.
He noticed that oil prices were falling. And, upon further
analysis, concluded this decline would continue. Warren Buffet decided that
this would be very good for airlines.
So Buffet started to buy up shares in airline stocks. And
later that week in an interview, shared his opinion. Because Warren Buffett is
such a highly respected investor, people followed suit and by the end of the week,
airline stocks had increased by 15%. People wisely concluded that if Warren
Buffett invests in something, it must be worth it.
During these 12 days of Christmas you and I ponder the
Incarnation, which is a fancy word to describe God coming into the world
through Jesus. And we can understand this event as God’s investment in the
world – that God sees potential in humanity and where it’s all going – and
wants to buy into it.
This may run counter to what you and I see all around us - the
formidable fears of terrorism, oppression, violence, and conflict. But God
doesn’t see things this way. God sees this world as worthy of his time,
attention, and investment. So much so that God is all in.
How about us?
The faith needed for 2017 is to go all in. It is to believe
that God has things under control and that our best work is investing in the
good being done around us. You and I are to try to hand our worries and
concerns over to Jesus - and to think seriously about with whom we have
conflict and what we can do about it.
Again, God is “all in” in this world. How can we make 2017 the year we do the same?
Again, God is “all in” in this world. How can we make 2017 the year we do the same?
