Unpack What’s Given To You [#6] (John3:23-4:3)
“What joy is yours?” (Implicit in this text);
Response in-deed to those who rise up next;
For John, “That joy is mine,” arrests my sight
As I reflect on section, get it right.For this is where the roads divide for John –
Christ takes his torch back home, and when He’s gone
Back to His home, John’s left with joy that’s his –
The bridegroom’s task – now past, so back to biz –“Repent, you guys, the Kingdom’s almost here;
I’ve seen it start, the dove’s descent was clear;
He’s on His way, baton now in His hand;
This joy is mine – that much I under-stand.”“What joy is yours, friend Stu”, I hear you ask,
“As zeitgeist-train moves on, your day is past”.
“This joy is mine – I found the missing piece
That’s needed now, that others find release”.“What piece is that?” Apostle’s role for now –
They boundary-jump, once in, they find out how
Those people think, the way they are confused,
Then match the Gospel part which can be used –As key for them to hear the Jubilee
Release at last, which sets their culture free
To thrive without restraint of folks therein –
God with them now, as they new life begin.These zeitgeist tasks, they overlap today,
As Christ and John worked side-by-side each day,
Until the road split off like Zeitgeist-train
Which took Christ back to Nazareth again.Some went with Him, but many stayed with John;
So too with us, as others move along;
It matters not, there’s work for each to do –
Our work they’ll need, unpack what’s given to you.navigation