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Keep Your Minds on Liberation

A famous passage about the full armor of God reminds us to “take the helmet of salvation.” with us. (Ephesians 6:17)

The concept of salvation in modern popular use has become highly spiritualized. It has lost some of its original meaning.

The Greek word (soteria) is also properly translated as deliverance and liberation. We have to keep the helmet of liberation and deliverance on our heads.

In other words we must remained focused on a creating a world that promotes shalom or wellbeing for everyone.

We must remained focus on combating exploitative systems and processes. We are called to remain focused on delivering folk from despair and hopeless of every kind.

We must not accept the world as it is. We cannot give into that. We must at all times keep our minds on expanding deliverance, liberation and freedom to those who need it most.

I’m Horace McMillon. This is 60 Seconds of Hope. Peace be with you.

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Don’t Hate the Person In Front of You

“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities,against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”- Ephesians 6:12

In this world we have some profound differences of perspective, opinion, belief, and conviction. These differences are significant and consequential. In some cases they are matters of life and death.

Because the stakes are so high, it’s natural for us to feel the entire range of emotions from anger and frustration, to grief, to fear and confusion. This is normal and natural.

Nevertheless, we must never hate the people on the other side. We have more things in common with them than not. They are our brothers and sisters, our siblings.

We must fight unjust systems and structures that pit us against each other. We must fight against the toxic divisions and mob mentalities that take on a life or spirit of their own. We fight against those in high places who use their power to benefit themselves.

Stay in the struggle, but don’t fall into the trap of hating the person in front of us on the other side.

I’m Horace McMillon. This is 60 Seconds of Hope. Peace be with you.

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Let Our Lives Be Our Offering (Advent 2024)

“Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body you have prepared for me;in burnt offerings and sin offerings you have taken no pleasure.” - (From Hebrews 10:5-6 itself referencing Psalm 40:6-8)

The Hebrew Scriptures suggest that God doesn’t desire our religious rituals and symbolism. God doesn’t desire our token sacrifices and offerings.

These scriptures suggest that God accepts them when they come from a sincere heart coupled with a real effort and desire to change for the better. In and of themselves, they are meaningless.

I’m not sure why this scripture is included in the Advent readings. It seems more like a Lent reading. Hebrews suggests that Jesus gave himself so completely and fully that God accepted his offering on everyone’s behalf.

Regardless of why this text is included here, we are invited to let our lives of love and service be our offering to God. When we sincerely give our minds , hearts, and bodies to this kind of devotion, God accepts us as God’s own.

I’m Horace McMillon. This is 60 Seconds of Hope. Peace be with you.

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