Luke
\n5 \u2013 6<\/p>\n
Verse 5:15 shows a common problem Jesus has:<\/p>\n
Even though Jesus
\nsaid not to talk about what happened, soon every conversation was consumed by
\nthese events. The crowds swelled even larger as people went to hear Jesus
\npreach and to be healed of their many afflictions.<\/p>\n
How often did Jesus say \u201cdon\u2019t talk about
\nwhat happened\u201d and the word gets out anyway? I often wonder if Jesus really
\ndidn\u2019t want the word out or if he was protecting His life from the Pharisees?
\nEither way, the word always seemed to get out and it stirred the passions of
\nthe Pharisees.<\/p>\n
When asked why Jesus spent so much time
\nwith sinners He responds in verse 5:31:<\/p>\n
\nHealthy people don\u2019t need a doctor, but sick people do.<\/p>\n
Over the years one of the riders, Mustache
\nGreg, \u00a0we use to judge had a sticker on
\nhis helmet that said \u201cJesus is for losers\u201d. Finally after almost ten years of judging
\nhim for being a blasphemer we finally talked. I asked him about it and he said
\nbecause it\u2019s true, Jesus did not come for the righteous, but rather for the
\nsinners or losers. I was immediately humbled and apologized for a decade of
\njudgment. <\/p>\n
Now Chapter 6 from verse 20 is full of
\npiercing commands that one could write a book on. \u00a0Verse 6:27 is one of the hardest ones to get:<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re
\nlistening, here\u2019s My message: Keep loving your enemies no matter what they do.
\nKeep doing good to those who hate you.<\/p>\n
Love your enemy, easy to say but hard to
\ndo. How many of us would love on someone who stole our fortune? How many of us
\nwould love on someone who spat in our face? How many of us would love on
\nsomeone who murdered our child? See these are easy words to say, but very hard
\nto follow. <\/p>\n
Verse 6:38 is another we tend to miss:<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t hold
\nback\u2014give freely, and you\u2019ll have plenty poured back into your lap\u2014a good
\nmeasure, pressed down, shaken together, brimming over. You\u2019ll receive in the
\nsame measure you give.<\/p>\n
God wants us to give! He said himself it
\nwill come back more than we can imagine. I can point you towards Robert Morris
\nfor an example. He once gave it all, two cars, his house and savings. Within
\nhours of him saying \u201ctop that God\u201d had arranged to give him a jet with a
\npilot!! I am not saying give it all away, Mr. Morris had built up a life of
\ntrust and understanding. The last thing I want is everyone giving their homes
\naway for selfish reasons only to be homeless. The key is give and give freely
\nwithout worry to the cost. And please in all this be a joyful giver!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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