RENT

I was lucky enough to get to see Anwar Robinson perform in the musical “RENT.”
The story tracks about a year in the lives of several people. And, all have their share of problems. All but two of the principles have AIDS. A couple are gay. Most are addicts. They all have their baggage and non can pay the rent. Life can be rough even when we don’t have the man made problems that they have.

These are the very people that most of society (not to mention most in churches) shuns. But as Christians aren’t we called to do a little bit more? I remember reading the words of Jesus to say, “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 15:16). He said, “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost” (Matthew 28:19). I can’t find one verse where he said we are to pick and choose.

And when we begin to pick and choose we need to take a close look at ourselves. There is not a one of us who is without sin. We have attached such a stigma to some sins that we don’t want to teach the one who commits them. Yet, all sin no matter how big or little separates us from God. James wrote, “For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all” (James 2:10). ). In the vernacular of the peasantry, “lying can get you to Hell as quick as murder!”

There is not a one of us that is without sin, Paul told us that when he wrote, “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). Yet we, not God, put the sins of others into categories.The thing that separates us from them is that somebody cared enough to “teach” us about the love of God. When we stop being judge and begin to do what Jesus asked of us some of these people just might have enough to pay their Heavenly RENT!

Please keep my mom in your prayers; She is really sturggling right now with eye problems.

John Dobbs' mom is also in need of your prayers.

And sister Neva Cooper went through surgery this morning lets keep her in prayer.

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Until next time May The Good Lord Bless and Keep you: All Y'all!

Bobby

Bobby Cohoon
North Carolina, USA
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