[blindchristian] On the Fringe, June 18, 2016
- From: "Victoria E Gilkerson" <vegilkerson@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <blindchristian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <kdwalker6@xxxxxxxxx>, <karengordon2010@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2016 02:58:08 -0500
On the Fringe
<http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/> Jun 18, 2016
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On the Fringe
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<http://biblia.com/bible/nlt/Mark%205.1-20> Mark 5:1-20
But Jesus said, "No, go home to your family, and tell them everything the
Lord has done for you and how merciful he has been" (
<http://biblia.com/bible/nlt/Mark%205.19> Mark 5:19).
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I was once invited to an authors' party in London. It was a posh affair with
caviar and oysters and a private view of a fashion exhibition. Celebrities
milled through the crowd and everyone else looked like a celebrity due to
their chic fashion sense.
I was alone and couldn't find the one contact I knew was attending the gala.
Forty-five minutes later I was still standing by myself, feeling out of
place and on the fringe.
Have you ever noticed how Jesus sought out people on society's fringe-those
out of place and lonely? He brought lepers back into the neighborhood (
<http://biblia.com/bible/nlt/Mark%201.40-45> Mark 1:40-45). He drew children
(that others were trying to turn away) into the spotlight (
<http://biblia.com/bible/nlt/Mark%2010.13-16> Mark 10:13-16). He focused on
the disregarded and arranged dinner parties for the despised (
<http://biblia.com/bible/nlt/Mark%2010.46-52> Mark 10:46-52;
<http://biblia.com/bible/nlt/Luke%2019.1-10> Luke 19:1-10). Jesus drew those
on the fringe back into community.
This is powerfully illustrated in Jesus' dealings with a demon-possessed
man. The man was on the fringe, isolated from society because of his
violence and self-abuse ( <http://biblia.com/bible/nlt/Mark%205.3-5> Mark
5:3-5). Jesus went out of His way to meet him, venturing into Gentile
territory ( <http://biblia.com/bible/nlt/Mark%205.1> Mark 5:1). He freed the
man of the demons that were tormenting him, and then He sent him home to
reunite with his family ( <http://biblia.com/bible/nlt/Mark%205.8-19> Mark
5:8-19).
I decided to leave the authors' party early. As I was about to leave, I
heard someone call my name. It was Rose, my contact, who had been looking
for me. Rose introduced me to others and I ended up remaining at the party
all evening.
My experience of isolation that night reminds me of this truth: In most
crowds there are people on the fringe who don't fit in and can't find their
way "in" to the "party." May the love of Jesus fill our hearts so that we'll
go out of our way to bring them in.
NLT 365-day reading
<http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/2011/02/28/new-365-day-bible-reading-feature
/> plan passage for today: <http://biblia.com/bible/nlt/John%202.1-25> John
2:1-25
More:
Read <http://biblia.com/bible/nlt/Ps%2068.5-6> Psalm 68:5-6 and consider
God's heart for those on the fringe.
Next:
Who sits alone at church that you can befriend? At your next party, how will
you reach out to those who stand alone? How has God drawn you out of
isolation?
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Victoria E Gilkerson
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