unwaste

recently we went to visit the stunning country of tanzania! the drive took quite a while, but the beautiful landscape along the way made up for the long hours in the car…anyway, this post is not about tanzania, it is in fact about the entry back into nairobi. we had been traveling since 5am that morning, the seemingly never ending road that led us back home had wearied us all. it was 6pm by the time we reached the outskirts of nairobi. the sun was fast sinking, painting the african sky with a brilliant palette of oranges and reds. as our light giver disappeared below the horizon, the aurora of city lights touched the atmosphere above, lighting it soft gray. the traffic was almost at a standstill. cars were packed everywhere. taking advantage of the lack of movement in the streets, hawkers came to the windows of cars and buses, tapping on the glass, their hand full of merchandise, pleading and desperate. these people had a large variety of stuff, from sunglasses, to ethiopian flags, to peanuts and maps. adults and children went from car to car, looking inside, begging for a few kenyan shillings. they relied on this “occupation” to feed and clothe them. their were kids that couldn’t have been over the age of six…oh how my heart broke for these people! their physical features told of the hardships they had endured. they were spending their entire lives like this. begging, in the middle of the road. what did they have to show for it? looking through the window at them, meeting their gaze, their eyes pleading and seemingly void of all life…what path had God planned for them? did they not know that they were indeed created for so much more!? they were worth so much more than this! the potential and gifts that the Lord has instilled inside of them is going to waste. they are traveling on a desolate road. who will tell them? who will show them the great love of the Father? who will help them understand that they are the apple of God’s eye? who will disciple them, and love them, and teach them the ways of the Lord?

isaiah 52

⁷ How beautiful upon the mountains
are the feet of him who brings good news,
who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness,
who publishes salvation,
who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.”
⁸The voice of your watchmen—they lift up their voice;
together they sing for joy…

as they are worth so much more, so are we worth so much more. God does not make His people mediocre. who are we to lead less than triumphant lives?

2 corinthians 2:14

“But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere…”