We continue to have a hard time believing that when we find ourselves across the battlefield from any of today’s Goliath figures, we will never win wearing his clothing as our own.

The kingdom of God is something unseen working out God’s purposes while human heroes are seen and often let us down. But God acts in our lives in amazing, miraculous ways, especially when we know Jesus as king.

In so many realms of life, the world around us applauds our work and striving and achievements. Not so with the work of the gospel. And our biggest spiritual challenge is to allow God to do that work.

What if the most powerful evangelical asset is our commitment to Christ lived out in total dedication to one another here as our most important set of relationships?

Jesus looks around his home and sees the group gathered there, hungry for the freedom of his kingdom. In them he sees a family, and it feels like home. We don’t have to fear losing what makes this place a home by making it accessible to others.