Ring-a-round a rosie,
A pocket full of posies,
Ashes! Ashes!
We all fall down.
One of the most recognized nursery rhymes in the country and across the world. I recently found out that this song could have originated from bubonic plague (the Black Death) that killed most of Europe's population between 1347 and 1351. One of the most happy, upbeat, and prevalent songs in the US could possibly be a song about death. The first line being the rosie rashes of the plague, the posies an herb to cover the stench of the dead, the ashes from the bodies being cremated, and everyone falling as a result of death. The irony!
Sometimes life is like this. We often call ourselves something, but act completely different. We say that we are Christians, "little Christs", but do we act it? If we are truly trying to be "little Christs", then we should be striving to please God, and not acting like we are have not a care in the world. The Bible says that we should be in the world, but not of it. Not to be acting just like the rest of humanity.
I think that's why so many people have been given a bad rap about Christianity. When we say we are Christians, we are telling the world that we aren't the same as them. And the world is looking for something different then what they are used to and when we as Christians act just like them, we aren't giving them different. When we say we are Christians, we are telling the world that we aren't the same as them.
We as Christ followers need to be walking in His footsteps. So will you choose to say you are one thing but act another, or will you live for Christ and Set the World on Fire? And remember to like us on Facebook!
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