Ephesians 5:1-2 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

In yesterday’s entreaty on humanity I declared that every society is plagued with extremes. The issue of extreme acts has to be viewed in context to our own society. We who love God and are called into His great love do not see sacrificial service as an extreme. Others outside our family feel differently.

Do gooders, hypocrites, self-righteous, control freaks, downers and fools are just some of the tame terms thrown at us. Society at the extremities apply pressure upon us from the left and from the right. A stable mind makes the unstable uncomfortable. That is the way it should be.

It is irony that to bring stability to the human condition, God had to go through such an extreme act of love. I do not have to quote John 3:16 to you, even the godless know what it says. God coming down off His throne and becoming man was just the first extreme act. The life He lived was the second. The display of power was the third. His surrender to obedience unto death was His fourth. His becoming sin was His fifth. His resurrection was His sixth. His abiding presence is the seventh.

Seven is the number of perfection, completion and seven can only be reached by the six that precede. It also takes one extreme act upon our part to transform our ordinary lives into that life. It is ours if we but surrender our lives to Him by accepting that free will offering of salvation thru faith and placing our trust totally in Him.

Having done that, your God centered life will no longer be subject to being tossed about by extremes which is the chaos of the world.

John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.