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Jesus Meddles

Posted in Character, Dedication, Discipleship, Jesus, tagged on July 11, 2011| Leave a Comment »

[Y]e pay tithe [but] have omitted the weightier matters of .. judgment, mercy, and faith” – Matthew 23:23

Those wanting just enough of God to be comfortable, just enough religion to feel good about themselves, were never happy with Jesus. He likes to meddle too much!

Jesus is not content to sit quietly as we live our lives our way. He’s like my youth director friend who was fired. He was doing fine, the pastor said, until he started asking the kids for commitment.

But that’s Jesus. To outsiders it’s considered meddling but to those who know him it’s not meddling at all — its his love and mercy. Doing the right thing is the blessing to us.

Sound Bite: “That’s not meddling, that’s God’s love!”
Prayer: “Jesus, have your way in me, help me to give my all for you. Amen!”

— fritz@langgang.com

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No Privacy

Posted in Explanations, Jesus, Man Born Blind, Privacy, tagged , on July 10, 2011| Leave a Comment »

[The man healed of blindness] said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him. And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.

And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also? – John 9:38-40

A tender, seemingly private moment between Jesus and a new follower when all of a sudden a Pharisee chimes in — having eavesdropped on the whole conversation!

Jesus, really, had no privacy. Later when accused of subversive teaching he truthfully said,

“I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing.” – John 18:20

Two things I learn from this:

  1. Jesus did not get upset when his privacy was invaded, neither should I;
  2. Jesus taught nothing secretly, neither should God’s people.

— fritz@langgang.com

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I’m Not The Messiah

Posted in Frank G. Honeycutt, John The Baptist, tagged on July 9, 2011| Leave a Comment »

And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. – John 1:20

I’m not the messiah. That should be obvious but sometimes I start acting as if I were — don’t you?.

Frank G. Honeycutt

Frank G. Honeycutt, Lutheran pastor and author, tells of attempts at rescuing a loved one from suffering, trying to work for justice and peace, striving to actually make a difference in complex problems only to discover “dark and evil powers that perpetuate selfishness, greed, and violence”.

There is a point any Christian reaches in their reflection and witness and disappointment where the most helpful thing to say is exactly what John said to his interrogators: “I am not the Messiah”

For those of us who’ve tried to be, there are few words as sweet.”1 – Frank G. Honneycutt

I know who IS the messiah — Jesus, and he can do all things.

–fritz@langgang.com
1. Marry a Pregnant Virgin Unusual Bible Stories for new and Curious Christians by Frank G. Honeycutt, Augsburg Books 2008, page 27

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