"9 He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt:10 Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.11 The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.12 I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.13 But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, God, be merciful to me, a sinner!14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted. "
This passage has been coming up to me for the past few weeks. I like how God evaluates, I like how His ways are not like our ways! So much of our culture is based on performance and productivity. What a yoke it is try and be justified by what we can or can't do! I have come to realize that sometimes the ones who seems to be doing all of the "right things" don't always manifest the life of God. God is near to the broken and His strength is made perfect in the weak. -Amen-
This passage has been coming up to me for the past few weeks. I like how God evaluates, I like how His ways are not like our ways! So much of our culture is based on performance and productivity. What a yoke it is try and be justified by what we can or can't do! I have come to realize that sometimes the ones who seems to be doing all of the "right things" don't always manifest the life of God. God is near to the broken and His strength is made perfect in the weak. -Amen-
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