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Day 3: The Reality of Brokenness

We live in a fallen world. Our world is broken. People are broken. Systems are broken. Nature itself is broken. All of creation is broken. And as God rescues us and recreates us as members of His family, it then becomes the job of the family of God to be agents of reconciliation in a broken world.

“19 For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. 20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. (Rom 8:19-21).”

People have been corrupted, and by extension, families are broken. People need someone to provide a vision of God’s design capable of restoring them to God’s community. A wise man once said, “Where there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint (Pro 29:18).” This means that, if there is going to be hope for unbreaking our broken world, the responsibility to understand God’s vision for families and pass it along to broken families falls to the people of God.

Every family belongs to God. And God’s desire is to bring reconciliation (His Fatherhood) to each family so that they become empowered members of the family of God. This is a task that can only be accomplished through the people of God intentionally working in partnership with God to see it come about. We are called to be intentional in empowering families. This intentionality is why our Love Never Stops.

“14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, 16 that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God (Eph 3:14-19).”

Reflection/Discussion Questions:

How have you witnessed or experienced brokenness this week?

How has God put people in your life to bring healing to parts of your brokenness?

Take a moment to send one of those people a note, text, or email of thankfulness and appreciation.