Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Grace for your spirit. March 7, 2012

Grace for your spirit
For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? If you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? Matthew 5:46-47

Jesus gives us a big challenge in His" Sermon on the Mount". When it comes to the ways we treat others, are we any better than the scum of the world? He compares His disciples to the crooked tax collectors of the day, and to those who don't know God at all. Are we just like them? What are we really doing more than others. Let's make a list. Do we only love those who love us? Do we greet only our brothers? Are we in any way different than the worldly? We all need to start focusing on our heavenly Father. Let's all draw up to be more like Him, and quit challenging ourselves to be just a little bit better than the worldly. May we strive for that maturity, completeness, and perfection only found in Christ

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