Matthew 7
The kids song of the Wise Man and the Foolish Man doesn't really get to the heart of the issue the way Christ did in Matthew 7. The song makes it seem like the deciding factor is what the houses were built upon - meaning building them on GOOD things or building them on BAD things, but that's not it at all. . . In Matthew 7, Christ is talking about the wise man and the foolish man with their differences not being what they build on (technically they were both believers) but wether they were DOING the good thing or not.
To NOT do the things we know we should according to the Bible makes us the foolish man building a very insecure life. To DO the things we know we should according to the Bible makes us the wise man building a very secure life. It's as easy as that - am I DOING or NOT?
Matthew 8
Sometimes I forget that all the people that Christ interacted with were honest to goodness people, filled with emotions, and baggage, and insecurities -- in one word - REAL. This chapter seems to give such a wonderful cross-section of these real people that had the opportunity to interact with the Lord of the Universe on a very personal level.
The Leper - Amazingly enough, he didn't actually "ask" to be healed. He just made the statement to the Lord that if He wanted to heal him, He could. Do you think he was afraid to actually ask for fear the answer would be "No"? Does it even really matter? The important thing was that he recognized that Christ 'could' heal him if He wanted to. How's my faith measure up? Am I too afraid to ask, however, do I even have the faith to know He can do anything?
The Centurion - I appreciated this guy's honesty! He didn't put on some kind of false modesty when he talked to to Jesus. He know his position of authority and the power he held. BUT he willingly acknowledged Christ's power at the same time. Not only acknowledging Christ's power, but putting himself under it's authority, rather than just boasting about his position. Remember, I don't need to prove anything to God. He knows the position he's put me in way better than I do!
Peter's Mother in Law - Such a simple response - "I'm healed to serve." Oh that I would see the same in my life a lot more readily. . .
The Disciples - They've been with Him the longest, and yet they don't seem to have the faith that is necessary to see the amazing acts God has been doing all around them! I need to be careful, that just because I'm close, I'm not becoming blind.
The Demon Possessed Men - Unfortunately, they were saved and probably didn't even realize how big their salvation actually had been! That's what happens when Satan messes with our mind!!
The Herdsmen and the City Folks - They saw a miracle, and yet they thought it was more important for them to protect their own interests. Who cares that Jesus is doing a mighty work, we just don't Him to do it here, it might actually cost us something!!
So many people and so many different responses. . .
Who am I most like?
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