Verses: Luke 13 : 1 - 5
My thoughts about the verses:
Many of us have a hard time understanding this very simple concept. No matter what you have done that is outside the will of God you are just as guilty as others that have done wrong. We want to judge each other and think that they are worse than us. This theme repeats several times in the Gospels.
We as Humans have a desire to be better than others. Just look at all of the sports teams that we have around the world. As I watched the Olympics I saw that people were not only competing for their country but to be ranked the best. When they fell from that high seat that they once held their pride and ego hurt.
Is this not the way we are with many things in life. We want to outshine fellow employees. We want to be the good child. We are always trying to outdo and outlast others around us. We tend to forget that we are all in the same boat when it comes to our relationship with Christ.
It doesn't matter how good a person you are. It doesn't matter how often or how many times you go to church. It doesn't matter how much you read the Bible. It doesn't matter how much you pray. All these things are good but there is only one thing that God wants from us. That is a simple act of accepting Christ as our Savior.
See it isn't about what we do in the relationship that makes it last. Rather it is what Jesus did for us all. We try our best to make sure that we get the best seat in the realm of Heaven. Yet, we often forget the principle of all have done wrong in the eye of God. We are not or never will be perfect.
Just go back to the very beginning and think about what occurred in Heaven because of our creation. Certain Angels revolted including God's most beloved Angel. See the jealousy was there even before the earth was created. Those that fought God were sent out of the presence of God. They fought because they believed God was saying that man would be more important than they were. In all reality, God loves all of the Creation the same.
The only choice that we have in the relationship is to believe in the forgiving power of God. We need to ask Jesus in our hearts. This way of salvation is something that will spark debate until the end of times.
Prayer:
Dear God thank you for loving us. We praise you for sending Jesus so that we could rebuild our relationship with you. We know that the gift of salvation is free helping us to accept it. Help us to not think that we are better than others. We ask you to walk with us and guide our every step. In the name of the one that came to set us free we pray. Amen
Questions:
My thoughts about the verses:
Many of us have a hard time understanding this very simple concept. No matter what you have done that is outside the will of God you are just as guilty as others that have done wrong. We want to judge each other and think that they are worse than us. This theme repeats several times in the Gospels.
We as Humans have a desire to be better than others. Just look at all of the sports teams that we have around the world. As I watched the Olympics I saw that people were not only competing for their country but to be ranked the best. When they fell from that high seat that they once held their pride and ego hurt.
Is this not the way we are with many things in life. We want to outshine fellow employees. We want to be the good child. We are always trying to outdo and outlast others around us. We tend to forget that we are all in the same boat when it comes to our relationship with Christ.
It doesn't matter how good a person you are. It doesn't matter how often or how many times you go to church. It doesn't matter how much you read the Bible. It doesn't matter how much you pray. All these things are good but there is only one thing that God wants from us. That is a simple act of accepting Christ as our Savior.
See it isn't about what we do in the relationship that makes it last. Rather it is what Jesus did for us all. We try our best to make sure that we get the best seat in the realm of Heaven. Yet, we often forget the principle of all have done wrong in the eye of God. We are not or never will be perfect.
Just go back to the very beginning and think about what occurred in Heaven because of our creation. Certain Angels revolted including God's most beloved Angel. See the jealousy was there even before the earth was created. Those that fought God were sent out of the presence of God. They fought because they believed God was saying that man would be more important than they were. In all reality, God loves all of the Creation the same.
The only choice that we have in the relationship is to believe in the forgiving power of God. We need to ask Jesus in our hearts. This way of salvation is something that will spark debate until the end of times.
Prayer:
Dear God thank you for loving us. We praise you for sending Jesus so that we could rebuild our relationship with you. We know that the gift of salvation is free helping us to accept it. Help us to not think that we are better than others. We ask you to walk with us and guide our every step. In the name of the one that came to set us free we pray. Amen
Questions:
Have you asked God to forgive you of your trespasses? Do you think you are better than others? What do you need to do this very moment to reconnect with the one that created you?
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