Luke chapter 6 starts out with Jesus breaking a rule. He did not break a commandment. The commandment is to rest on the 7th day. To do no work. Then someone asked, “what Is work?” and the answer to that question became the rule that Jesus broke.
On 2 different occasions Jesus broke the rules, once as he pulled wheat off the stem to eat and once when he healed a man. In the Jewish lifestyle The rules outweighed compassion and mercy.
Rules became more important than people. Do I do that? I’ll have to think about it. I don’t want to do that.
Jesus has given us a new way to live and it’s not to amass wealth or possession or power. It is to serve.
“27 “But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. 29 If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic. 30 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. 31 Do to others as you would have them do to you. 32 “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even ‘sinners’ love those who love them. 33 And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even ‘sinners’ do that. 34 And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even ‘sinners’ lend to ‘sinners,’ expecting to be repaid in full. 35 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. 36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.”
The Christian lifestyle is simple but it is not easy.
How am I doing? If this is a test God I fail. Thank you that because I have accepted Jesus as my savior, you Forgive me when I fail. Thank you for your great mercy.
The Christian life is counter cultural. Come join the, I want to say revolution but it’s not a fight, not with flesh and blood anyway. There is a battle but it is not against people. People are what we are fighting for. As a Paul said in his letter to the believers in Ephesus, We are fighting against principalities and powers, against spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Join me as I follow Jesus. Help me up when I stumble and I will help you.
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Wow! I just read this very scripture in my morning reading. What’s up Lord?
Thanks for your faithfulness in sharing what God tells you!
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