Jesus, the Great Disrupter

Think back for a moment how the political landscape in the United States has been disrupted these past four-plus years.  Terms like "drain the swamp" are now part of our daily lexicon.

In 1999, Jesse Ventura became governor of Minnesota, disrupting the state's politics.  Not as a Republican or Democrat, but a mixture of the two.

In Jesus's times, the religious leaders had a stronghold on daily life.  They were in power.  They were in control.  Jesus came to disrupt that with phrases like "love thy neighbor and your enemy" and "I am."

And they hated Him for it.

They hated Him enough to kill Him.

But Jesus won.  He drained the religious swamp, so to speak.  And still continues to do so to this day and beyond.

Martin Luther disrupted the Catholic Church with his 95 Theses in 1517.

God sets things in motion for a reason.  None of us may know what that reason is, but if we trust in the Lord, and have the utmost faith in Him, He will set us on the path that we need to.  Why did my wife have to die in January of this year?  I don't know.  But the legacy that her and I built together will continue to charge forward, no matter what that path looks like.

Because I have faithful trust in God.

How will the Lord Almighty cause a disruption in your life?