I made this statement on Facebook the other day:

If we truly believe that God owns everything, then perhaps we shouldn’t struggle with racism anymore. We own nothing. Not the whites. Not the blacks. Nor any political party…

As expected, I had a few seriously deep responses to it… It made me think about a few things. Will a statement like this change anything about the stance of race and culture within South Africa? Does it even carry any value?

The answer is, no.

Not the statement, but the fruit of the seed that was sown.

Jesus challenged the Roman Kingdom with the Kingdom of God. He challenged racism. Just in another way. He challenged the pharisees and their laws. Ultimately He said that no one has anything. All are equal. The woman caught in adultery. The thieves. The widows. The orphans. All have access to the fullness of God. Wether they understood it or not, is irrelevant. But those who understood it, are those who wanted to understand it.

His disciples understood it because they wanted to. The adulterated woman understood it and so did the tax collectors.

They wanted to.

So… if we truly believe that God owns everything, then perhaps we shouldn’t struggle with racism anymore. We own nothing. Not the whites. Not the blacks. Nor any political party…

Those who understand it are those who want to.

Now, is this easy? It’s suppose to be. But 6000 years of sin has made it really difficult to belief that it is better for God to own everything…

In Michelle’ words [translated]: “We can only aim to set an example of love one day at a time, one person at a time.” [Thanx Michelle!]

Yes. An example of living as if we own nothing. That is powerful stuff. Not easy. But life changing. Racism changing stuff…

So, I hope with my life in anyway…

Steyn Viljoen