Broken Christianity.

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Ergun Caner made a statement about “brokenness” in Sunday’s message that struck me.

Brokenness is a part of the cycle of life…

The cloud must break open to shed the rain to the soil

The soil must be broken to receive the seed

The seed must break open to grow

The stalk must be broken to be harvested

The grain must be broken to be made into bread

The bread must be broken to give life.

Christ broke the bread on the night before His breaking. We take communion to remember His brokenness over our sin…

But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. Isaiah 53:5

We have broken God’s creation through sin, and it took His brokenness to fix it. As a part of progressive sanctification, He now breaks us further to bring healing and strength to our lives:

Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me. “Now my heart is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. Father, glorify your name!” John 23-28

This is encouraging, as I am going through another period of breaking. In our move to the next chapter, my family is going through a time of breaking in our emotions, will, finances, etc. Its painful, but good. We know God is continuing to rebuild and strengthen. And we have His promise that if we follow Him we will be with Him.

That’s worth the brokenness. I want to have broken Christianity.

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