Creation is a tool for His glory.
We are not all called to do the same thing. There will never again be a covenant nation on the earth. The one that once stood failed to adhere to their covenant, so the only path to peace with God is through individual spiritual redemption. We will still be His people, but our identity is rooted in Heaven, not on this earth. So this is no longer an earthly covenant nation of people in one place. We are a kingdom of hearts throughout this world preparing to leave it.
We do not need to act in concert. God does not require that for His glory. Rather, He has revealed through His Son that what holds us together is a moral and spiritual bond, a mystical union that transcends human understanding. We come together in fellowship quite literally against all the fleshly boundaries that should keep us apart. We do not look for human reasons to feel like we belong together.
What holds us together is a transcendent orientation, a shared heart-led faculty of faith. We celebrate faith that drives us in a thousand different directions, not fleshly unity. Should the days ahead find me out in the field of battle against some human foe led by demons, I will celebrate your faith to face torment and persecution as spiritual warfare against the same demons provoking fear inside your soul.
If you believe the Lord requires you to submit to persecution, then you had better do that. You can trust Him to guard your health against a forced vaccine, or to simply handle with grace the suffering and death that comes from it. You will know in your heart which outcome God wants you to handle in demonstrating His shalom. If I am killed, it will be no different, for it is faith in my convictions that puts me there. In the Kingdom of Heaven, death is just a circumstance.
Radix Fidem is not about outcomes; I’ve said that before. It’s not about the choices you make, but how you arrived at those choices. Sure, I’ll be glad for some fellowship in the field, but that’s not a call for you to join me. That’s a call for you to pray and follow your own convictions, and tell me all about the miracles of God at work in your life. That will encourage me to stay faithful to my own mission.
His glory is our reason to live and die.
