Ce qui est important

[Jésus] dit à Pierre: Suis-moi. Pierre se retourne et voit suivre le disciple que Jésus aimait… Pierre, le voyant, dit à Jésus: Seigneur, et celui-ci, que lui arrivera-t-il? Jésus lui dit:… Que t'importe? Toi, suis-moi. Jean 21. 19-23

Ce qui importe, ce n'est pas que Dieu fasse notre volonté, mais que nous fassions la sienne.
Ce n'est pas de vivre longtemps, mais de vivre dans la communion avec Dieu. Ce n'est pas ce que nous faisons, mais comment et pourquoi nous le faisons. Ce n'est pas ce que pensent et disent de nous les autres, mais ce que nous sommes aux yeux de Dieu. Ce n'est pas d'avoir beaucoup de connaissances bibliques, mais de mettre en pratique celles que nous possédons. Ce n'est pas de vivre dans le confort, mais de rechercher le vrai bien de notre entourage. Ce n'est pas que la souffrance nous soit épargnée, mais que les souffrances produisent en nous l'effet que Dieu en attend. Ce qui est important, ce n'est pas de savoir quand nous mourrons, mais de savoir si nous sommes prêts à rencontrer Dieu.


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Seeing Upside Down

Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. Matthew 9:12

Do you see a needy world through the eyes of Jesus ?

In India I worshiped among leprosy patients. Most of the medical advances in the treatment of leprosy came about as a result of missionary doctors, who were willing to live among patients and risk exposure to the dreaded disease. As a result, churches thrive in most major leprosy centers. In Myanmar I visited homes for AIDS orphans, where Christian volunteers try to replace parental affection the disease has stolen away. The most rousing church services I have attended took place in Chile and Peru, in the bowels of a federal prison. Among the lowly, the wretched, the downtrodden—the rejected of this world—God’s kingdom takes root.

Taking God’s assignment seriously means that we must learn to look at the world upside down, as Jesus did. Instead of seeking out people with resources who can do us favors, we look for people with few resources. Instead of the strong, we find the weak; instead of the healthy, the sick. Instead of the spiritual, the sinful. Is not this how God reconciles the world to Himself? “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. . . . I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners” (Matt. 9:12-13 niv).

To gain a new perspective, look at the world upside down as Jesus did.

We know, Jesus, that You sought the lowly ones
who were rejected by others. We want to be like
You. Open our eyes and show us how.
We long to be used by You to bless others.