I realized that I’ve started this Study of the Nations with no explanation. I guess I’ll start off with a question. Do you know how many nations there are in the world? There are a lot of them, as a matter of fact there are 245 areas that are countries or are entities that are like or becoming countries. However, I don’t think the typical way we define nation is the reason why I want to understand what’s going on outside my white picket fence. When I think of a nation I don’t think about land masses and boundaries defined by rivers, mountains, or other geological markers. I now think of the people that make up a nation. What are they about? What are their needs? How does God want to bless them? Or, better question, how does God want to bless them through me?
For some reason God put this on my heart to be more aware of the world I live in. After all He gave responsibility of it to me (Genesis 1:26).
Throughout the course of Remnant’s study on social justice, God sparked an interest in what’s going on in the world. There are many injustices going on around the world daily that we don’t even care to know about. Why would we care? I’m not saying that to put anyone down, but there is a reason why we don’t care. Maybe we’re comfortable with the lifestyle we find ourselves in and the thought of hearing about suffering would “screw up our calm”. In any event, we are stuck in the world we are in for a while longer, so why don’t we at least learn about it geographically if anything.
I think the Lord is pulling a veil from my eyes as to how much He really loves the people of His earth. And I would like to share my experience with you as He reveals it to me.
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This is really cool Matt, I hope this study pushes you deeper into God’s heart for his creation. I agree with your comments about our “picket fence.” We could use more visibility into the rest of the world. I think the U.S. thinks it is the center of the map, I hope that this contributes to changing that perspective.