Thursday, July 7



Matthew 12:14
But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.


Reflection
Isn’t it amazing how we can so easily miss the point?  That’s exactly what is happening with the Pharisees.  Their personal fear and hatred of Jesus is blinding them to the truth that he is teaching.  Following rules and regulations loses its value when the value of people and the needs of people are lost in the process. 

When we don’t take to the world the good news of Jesus so that their spiritual needs can be met, then we have missed the point as well.  The church exists so that the gospel can be shared with all people and when we make the church about other things then we have missed the point.

How can we make meeting the spiritual needs of hurting and lost people the true point of the church?