Preachers preach the message that we must return to God because we have forsaken His law. Somehow, we have forgotten that many have been let down by religious people and groups, feeling left out, shunned, and excluded. Some have been pushed out by the coldness of religious people, and the light of people’s faith has grown cold and dim.
To follow the ethics of Jesus is to live in the spirit of mercy and compassion with a view toward God’s future benevolent kingdom, when God’s ideal will be achieved on the earth.
We can be religious yet unkind, generous in almsgiving yet guilty of harming others, and devout yet unrighteous. Such cases are what God calls vain sacrifices. They are empty worship.
So, are we glorifying God in the ways we live and the things we eat and drink, thus obeying His mercies and decreasing suffering in our world?
Did you see the Super Bowl ad about washing feet? This controversial ad shows people washing the feet of others who are different from them, an act reminiscent of Jesus washing His disciples’ feet
Christ came to the earth and stood before the children of men with the hoarded love of eternity.
The story reveals a God who gives. It reveals a God of self-giving love, leading Abraham to a profound realization.
Imagine God loving you today, just you and the Lord touching souls, and become convinced that there is nothing that can separate you from His wonderful love.
More than physical rest, the Sabbath is a different rhythm, a relational rest, a theological rest.
God’s need reflects His heart’s desire that we actively participate in His compassion and love.
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