Millpond Musing – Of Our Unknown Brothers and Sisters

When we meet those who speak the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, trust that the Holy Spirit will readily affirm the kinship. May our hearts leap, as the babe, John, who was in Elizabeth’s womb when Mary arrived to visit her. If no such unction, ask the Lord to reveal whatever impediment may reside in our own spirit – fear, attitude, discomfort (for any reason – regrettably a person’s appearance usually gives cause.) God forbid that we grieve His Spirit by turning anyone aside because we have become jaded, fearful of the world around us. Let us rather trust our God, who is sovereign and cares for us – holds us in His hand! Yes, let us be discerning… but let our discernment be for a Gospel engagement with the stranger. Who knows? That stranger could be an angel sent to test us.