Psalm 30 and 32
Psalm 32:8
I will instruct you and teach you in the way
you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.
Daniel 6:25-26
Then King Darius wrote to all the peoples,
nations, and languages that dwell in all the earth: "Peace be multiplied
to you. I make a decree, that in all my royal dominion people are to tremble
and fear before the God of Daniel, for he is the living God, enduring forever;
his kingdom shall never be destroyed, and his dominion shall be to the end.
It didn’t work. No one can legislate the worship of God by
fiat. Men’s hearts have to be changed. This is the new birth, and it takes time
and effort for each of us.
3 John 1:11
Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good.
Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God.
What a simple instruction. There is no need to delve deeply
into complex and confusing theological questions. Follow the simple
instructions that a child can understand.
Luke 5:27-39
"Those who are well have no need of a
physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous but
sinners to repentance."
Jesus had called Levi (Matthew) who was a tax collector. And
then Jesus went to dinner at his house with other tax collectors. This was scandalous!
Jesus is still doing scandalous things, calling sinners to repentance. The
religious leaders are still making demands, but Jesus is simply calling. Shouldn’t
I just do what Jesus is doing and invite people to follow him? I will let Jesus
do the sorting.
It’s something to think about.
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