More Lilies, Less Eye-Plucking
Imagine Messiah gives the Sermon on the Mount, "blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God". Afterwards, people come up to Him, shake hands, but others talk. What did you think of that Sermon on the Mount? Well, I liked the part about the lilies of the field, but that part about if you lust, you are committing adultery, I do not agree with that! That part about plucking out your eyes, he could have been more positive. If he starts doing the eye-plucking thing every week, we are not going to have a congregation. If someone came in and preached exactly what Messiah preached, we would have problems with it. We act the same with the Word. We may not say it like that, we just ignore it or rationalize it. He really did not mean that. A true disciple will take what He says seriously. Do not rationalize it or argue with it. Just do it. Read the word of the Lord today as if it were the first time. The Lord did not come into this world, to give us nice sermons. He came to change your life.
From Message #883 - Graduation I
Take to heart the Living Word at full strength, let the Lord's teachings change you today and do not depart from the Word.
Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16
