Today's Passage: Luke 11
This chapter in Luke is full of wonderful words of Jesus. We read of him teaching his disciples how to pray, casting out demons, and teaching the crowds about his Father. However, the one part of this passage that stood out to me today was the part where Jesus is speaking directly to the Pharisees. Jesus has been invited in to have a meal with them and during the course of their time together, he speaks a lot of truth into their lives; truth they did not want to hear. In fact, it made them choose to "oppose him fiercely." What struck me is that those words are for me too.
Jesus tells the Pharisees that their cups are clean on the outside, yet dirty on the inside. I think he wants them to understand that God the Father created them. He is not fooled by the nice clothing and a put-together appearance. He knows what is happening in our hearts. How many times have we gone to church or gathered with friends and put on our best clothes and make sure we look really nice, only to hide what we have inside? Our motives and our thoughts are not hidden from the Lord. We should be far more interested in making our hearts match the Lord's heart than matching the latest trend.
Also, he goes on to point out to them that they tithe, giving their ten percent, but put the love of God by the wayside. Jesus said they should do the last without forgetting the first. They are inseparable. Tithing is a part of being a disciple of Christ, but so is sharing the love of God. This is the part that stung me. I know that I try to do the right things, "follow the rules," get my gold stars by my name, but in doing so, have I forgotten to love others with the love of God? Have I forgotten to share the knowledge of his saving grace with the people around me? I know that as school is getting started again and everyone is getting busy, it is so easy to just check things off our spiritual t0-do list. I pray that this year we can remember to do those things, not because we have to, but because we desire to out of our love for the Lord. Also, I pray that we will not forget love!
Share God's love with someone today!
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