Following Jesus
and walking with God is like walking on a razor’s edge. There is a beautiful intimacy that is
developed between God and me. But there
is a danger of being too familiar with God that I forget that He is God
Almighty, the Creator of the universe. Jesus came to earth to make an intimate
relationship with himself and with God possible and he lovingly invites all
people into that place of friendship.
That is why he ate and spent time with folks that the Pharisees wouldn’t
be caught dead in the company of. When
asked, he told them he came for the sick and for the sinners of this world, to
reconcile them with God.
The danger is a
misinterpretation of Jesus’ actions, and we begin to see him as just “one of
the good guys”. Jesus didn’t come to
earth just to be cool and hang out down here.
He came with a clear mission; to tell people to repent and to obey
God. He was gentle, fun, and loving, not
condemning or judgmental. But he had an
agenda and he stayed true to his mission. He requires repentance and obedience. He requires that we die to our selfish ways
of living. He requires that we not be a
part of this sinful world.
Jesus didn’t come to be cool. He came to be Lord.
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