Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Try not to get sick...

When I was young, I use to hate having to take my kids in to get their routine shots. Not for the reasons that you think. My sons didn't mind having shots... I was more concerned about the sick kids. There's nothing worse than taking a healthy child to the doctor, and bring them home with a cold.

Fortunately, our doctor had a sick child waiting room and a well child waiting room.

A lot of times, we as Christians view the world the same way. We want Christians to be in the well child waiting room and a sick child waiting room for those that don't believe in God. And... if we had our way, we would never mix the two except in passing.

We like to go to church and meet with other people who are trying to be Christians, and only deal with people who stumble into church who may not know God because... well, because they want to get better.

This isn't quite the way that Jesus did it.

And as Jesus reclined at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples.
And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"
But when he heard it, he said, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. Go learn what this means, 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.' For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners." Matt 9:10-13

Let's try to remember that there are a lot of people out there who don't know Christ... it's our job to introduce them.

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