In his book, Renovation of the Heart, Dallas Willard quotes the historian Will Durant on the the role of Jesus as world revolutionary: “He is not concerned to attack existing economic or political institutions. . . . The revolution he sought was a far deeper one, without which reforms could only be superficial and transitory. If he could cleanse the human heart of selfish desire, cruelty, and lust, utopia would come of itself; and all those institutions that rise out of human greed and violence, and the consequent need for law, would disappear. Since this would be the profoundest of all revolutions, beside which all others would be mere coups d’etat of class ousting class and exploiting in its turn, Christ was in this spiritual sense the greatest revolutionist in history.” Will Durant, Caesar and Christ (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1944), p. 566.
What if, through the Trinity, and their work with and within us to transform our hearts and minds and souls, we could overcome selfish desire, cruelty and lust? Can we imagine the way the world would change? The way God’s will would then be done on earth, as in Heaven.

Jesus calls us to join him as a partner in the easy yoke and to work with him to transform our hearts. That is the way we let our light shine and change the world with him. Read Matt. 5: 21-48 and discover the perfect life Jesus has for us. Jesus believes… knows, we can do it. That’s why he came to demonstrate. That’s one reason we know he loves us.  God loves YOU unconditionally.

Mike