A Place for Us

There’s a Place for Us

Anyone remember a singer in the 60’s – PJ Proby? Great voice – questionable stage presence and performance. Made a smash hit here in the UK out of “There’s a place for us” from the great musical, West Side Story. The song reflects the story of two people, lost within their own world, rejected by both sides, and with little hope of anything ever going their way. “There’s a place for us – a time and a place for us – peace and quiet and open air . . . . . “ Two lost souls simply searching to find out where they belong in a world that threatens to engulf them. Fear, dread, and concern for each other, grips them as they seek their ‘special place’.

Many folk, even some Christians are like that today. Non-Christians seeking their place in society, they wander around, lost and not particularly happy, waiting for life to give them a break. Christians maybe the same or even seeking the right church where they can feel at home, maybe even loved, and welcomed.

Well, allow me to tell you all, there is a place for you. A place in both God’s kingdom, and in a church probably quite close to you. For those who don’t yet know Him, Jesus is just waiting to be introduced so that He can show you a better life than you ever dreamed possible. It won’t be without its battles – but Jesus never promised that. However, it will be a life where your focus concentrates on Jesus and how He can help you – probably with the help of other Christians.

For Christians, new or established, finding and settling into the right church is always a serious decision. Too many ‘baby’ Christians are told to ‘find a good Bible believing church’ or some such well-meant advice. How can they do that when they are new to the area and know few or no other people? But that’s by the by, and eventually most people find a church where they are comfortable.

The whole point is that, for every human being that ever was, is now, or will be at some point in the future – there is a place for you. A place in God’s kingdom and a place in a church here on earth. A place in society with a meaningful existence – in, but hopefully not of, the world.

Just sayin’ – that’s all.