How amazing grace is! How surprised many of us will be by those we will encounter in the Kingdom of God. And what a wonderful thing for us to be found by him who has come looking for us.
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Thursday, January 26, 2006
zacchaeus part 4 (luke 19:1-10)
The story of Zacchaeus is told as Jesus makes his way to Jerusalem. The story before shows a blind man receiving his sight in response to his request of Jesus, and all the people praising God. Zacchaeus gets to see Jesus, but is also seen by him and in the process of being seen, is found. But the people don’t seem to praise God. And the next story is pointed toward those who think they’ve seen it all, have got it sorted, but who have missed the point altogether. They certainly wouldn’t have been praising God about that story.
How amazing grace is! How surprised many of us will be by those we will encounter in the Kingdom of God. And what a wonderful thing for us to be found by him who has come looking for us.
How amazing grace is! How surprised many of us will be by those we will encounter in the Kingdom of God. And what a wonderful thing for us to be found by him who has come looking for us.
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thanks for that richard. your thought has given me something more to think about in terms of how god's initiative is linked to his personality.
i mean, we often hang about and wait for the invite because we fear being rejected if we invite ourselves. maybe god doesn't fear rejection the way we do, though no doubt, he feels the pain of our rejection (of him) every bit as much as us.
and thanks for looking in mate - we should get a coffee next time you're in london.
was thinking a bit more about this, and was reminded about the antidote to fear being love. 1 john 4:18 says that perfect love casts out all fear. if god is perfect love, then there is no room or even possibility of fear in him.
so, if he loves us perfectly, then why would he be afraid to make the first move?
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