Iguanas and Christians
This is an image I captured in Aruba, while Tonia and I were eating breakfast one morning. Although there was more food on the ground, these iguanas positioned themselves against one another, fought over territory, head butted, and clawed one another over a piece of cantaloupe. The fight became so intense that they moved away from the food. The shocker? While they fought, another iguana came and stole and devoured the cantaloupe. It was funny and sad at the same time.
I wonder if this is what’s happening among Jesus followers. Although there are many people in our communities and cities who need Jesus, we position ourselves against one another, fight over territory, and head butt, claw and scratch one another to win the fight for their attendance and allegiance. While we fight and malign one another, the enemy comes and steals, kills, and devours the very people we say we’re attempting to reach.
How can we do a better job in practicing the transformational truth of John 13:34-35 and John 17, and demonstrate how different we are than the instinctive, dog eat dog, every iguana for himself, and survival of the fittest, animal kingdom?
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July 26th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
I like this. I like the picture too. How cool it must've been to share your breakfast with Iguanas!
July 27th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
True that! It is unfortunate that believers in the same God have so much difficulty in coming together as one so that we could have a much greater impact on the lives of people who would benefit greatly from knowing the one and only true and living God. Apostle Paul declared to the Jews in Romans 2:24 that the name of God was being blasphemed among the Gentiles because of them. It's still the same today in that so many people reject the idea of Christianity based upon the incongruent behavior they've observed taking place in so much of the Christian community. When do we — as whole — get that check-up from the neck up and begin to see our own inconsistencies as a group of people? People who declare themselves to be people of God, chosen by God, to do the work of God. I believe that we can improve how we allow the power of God and excellence of God to really shine through us? WE CAN DO BETTER! Selah
August 11th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
It was very cool. a little scary at first, but very cool.