When Jesus Steps Back

“For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.” — James 3:16

The room was full, the seats were taken, and everyone had come to hear a Word. But somewhere between the introductions and the message, the attention turned inward. Voices rose. Opinions collided. Arguments broke out over small things — who was right, who was wrong, whose way was best.

At first, no one noticed that Jesus had stepped away from the front.
He had been ready to speak — the Word Himself among them — but as the sound of contention filled the air, He moved quietly to the back of the room. Continue reading “When Jesus Steps Back” →