One of my favorite verses from the Bible is John 1:14 which says, "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us." I love it because it tells us so much about who God is and who we should be. God could have done anything He wanted. He could have performed all the miracles and spoke to us all from Heaven to tell us who He is, but He didn't. He chose to become man and come to us, living among us in the pain and suffering and brokenness of this world.
I want to have this same practice with the people I serve. It is easy to preach to others surrounded by luxuries and the familiar comforts of our own culture and ideas, but true service involves living in the midst of others and dwelling among them.
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