Two things happen in today's verse; Jesus is first put to the test through the question of divorce, and then the story of having childlike faith.
The only reason Jesus was asked the question of divorce was because the Jews were trying to trap Jesus and attempt to bring him down. Though we see them do this quite often, since they certainly didn't like Jesus very much, I wonder if we ever put ourselves in similar situation. For instance, are we always the agents of peace and patience in the relationships around us, or do we simply flame the fire of dissension? It's funny because in the sermon today, PD talked about how we ought to be patience towards one another and how we ought to be the agents of peace... and yet, how many times do we act like the Jews, trying to raise troubles and respond to evil by evil, in a way?
On another note, we are always reminded of the childlike faith, especially as we work with the children in RY, and yet I wonder if I can say I have the pure and simple faith of one of these children of God, who just like following their parents command without raising a fuss and asking all kinds of questions, how many times do we simply, and obediently, follow God's command? Instead how often do we find ourselves asking God, why, and how, and etc...
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment