Outside The Camp - Part 2

"Let us, then, go to him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore." - Hebrews 13:13

Jesus suffered in a way that we cannot. That is a fact. But this scripture calls us to "bear the disgrace he bore." It calls us to go to him outside the camp.

For the original recipients of this letter, this meant a departure from the old Jewish order of their upbringing. They were called to identify themselves with Christ and his cross. This was no easy task for them. It was probably easier and more respectable "inside the camp."

It is like that for us today. Very few of us are willing to leave the camp. We don't want to go outside the borders of safety and comfort. We don't want to think about the fact that there are other sheep outside of our fold. We don't like to think about the fact that outside of the camp is suffering. We know to leave the camp would mean sacrifice and possibly some sort of suffering.

But the fact remains that there are places, people, and nations that need to be told about Jesus. It is costly to go to them. But Jesus gave us an example to follow of bearing abuse so that all can be saved.