Sentinels ~ Closing Thoughts

Greetings Dear Reader,

The things over which we stand sentinel are vital and precious.  We have done a poor job.  We have not kept watch over what matters and have protected things that do not.  We have majored on things which are our opinion instead of the orders of the watch. 

What I must do is stand sentinel over things that I am commanded to protect.  My focus must be on protecting love, grace, mercy, and kindness.  I must stand as a sentinel of hope.  It is not those who wish us ill that I am to keep out.  Rather, I am to be there to watch for those looking for the way in.  I am to be there for those needing hope.

We are fallen sentinels who have failed our watch too often.  Yet, the Father still insists that we stand our post.  He wants to use our failures to build hope for others.  We cannot deny our failures and watch with integrity.  Some of us, however, deny the Father and our duty instead of our own flaws.  We choose to abandon our post instead of dealing with our need to be better sentinels of our hearts and minds.

Nothing is more important than keeping my post with love for the Father and my fellow humans.  All of it is my duty.  There is not a time when I am not required to watch my own heart, guard the hearts of others, and make a safe path home for those seeking refuge.  I am to be the sentinel of all that is available for us in Christ. 

I am not permitted to hate, judge, or refuse help to those who see my watch as foolish.  Those who hate me for my emblem and post are to be repaid with love and respect.  Those who mock my Lord are to be treated with grace and mercy.  My actions of love are what is to be my defense.  If I do less, as I sometimes do, I am failing at my post.  I am being a poor sentinel.  My first duty is to love Dear Reader.   I am trying to be better at it.  Your company helps.

Dare You to Move – Switchfoot

Welcome to the planet
Welcome to existence
Everyone's here
Everyone's here
Everybody's watching you know
Everybody waits for you now
What happens next?
What happens next?

I dare you to move
I dare you to move
I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor
I dare you to move
I dare you to move
Like today never happened
Today never happened before

Welcome to the fallout
Welcome to resistance
The tension is here
The tension is here
Between who you are and who you could be
Between how it is and how it should be
Yeah

I dare you to move
I dare you to move
I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor
I dare you to move
I dare you to move
Like today never happened
Today never happened before

Maybe redemption has stories to tell
Maybe forgiveness is right where you fell
Where can you run to escape from yourself?
Where you gonna go?
Where you gonna go?
Salvation is here

I dare you to move
I dare you to move
I dare you to lift yourself
To lift yourself up off the floor

I dare you to move
I dare you to move
Like today never happened
Today never happened
Today never happened
Today never happened before

Wishing you joy in the journey,

Aramis Thorn

Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a homeowner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure store.”

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