What’s the use of trading
A law you can never keep
For one you can
But cannot get you anything?
Do you understand the riddle above? Because that’s what it is: a riddle. Can you solve it? It’s about the Pharisees and anyone who bases their spirituality or sense of righteousness on a standard to keep.
A picture worth a thousand words.
Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them? Abraham Lincoln
I love this picture. It’s such a great visual for us as Christians in the world. Can you find the Christians in this picture? No? Good.
My love is warmer than the warmest sunshine
Softer than a sigh
My love is deeper than the deepest ocean
Wider than the sky
My love is brighter than the brightest star
That shines every night above
And there is nothing in this world
That can ever change my love
Written by Tony Hatch
Sung by Petula Clark, released 1965
You’re gonna hate me, but misery loves company and I relish the fact that I can now torture many of you with this song giving you at least a day, maybe more, where you cannot get it out of your head. When our washer broke down, and the guy at the laundromat plays mostly oldies, that got me started.
No one is too anything for God.
Now obviously this needs to be explained, but not too much, because I bet you get the gist. The idea would be to throw up any obstacle that you think might disqualify you for a relationship with God, such as “No one is too bad for God.” Or “No one is too stubborn… ornery… unfaithful… immoral… ugly… sinful… stupid… too anything for God.”
I still remember when Chandler was much younger and we witnessed a rainbow, and he blurted out, “I think that means God’s happy.”
I know a story about a Christian who was being harassed by an atheist for her beliefs. After the atheist gave some compelling reasons for his disbelief in God, the Christian replied, “Good, we’re both believers then.” The atheist, quite shocked by that statement, asked the Christian what she meant by calling him a believer. The Christian went on to explain, “Look, since we both have strong reasons for our beliefs, why don’t we sit down and talk about them.”
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Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. (Hebrews 13:2)
If every stranger you met were a potential angel, how would you treat strangers? Pretty well, I would guess. We typically treat people we know with a level of respect and honor. What this verse suggests is that we should treat those we don’t know with the respect and honor you would give to an angel.
“Love ‘em all – Let God sort ‘em out.” This should be the mark of a Christian. Love everyone; leave the rest to God.
John Fischer The Catch 