Our actions should be repulsive to the world but our love should not.
Our actions should be repulsive to the world but our love should not.
Jesus started Luke 16 with the unrighteous manager that we touched on yesterday. And then turning to the Pharisees, who loved money (Luke 16:14) He told them: “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the sight of others, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly admired by people is revolting in God’s sight.”
What are the things that happen around us that are highly admired but that are revolting in God’s sight? How many and how quickly they can down a beer, how quickly they can climb the corporate ladder, and the number of cars or houses a person owns. I bet there are more but I think we get the idea. When was it highly admired by people for the love we had for other people? Instead of using $100 to buy beer why not spend $20 on beer and $80 on others? How about instead of helping yourself up the corporate ladder you help someone else up it? Instead of buying your 50th car you spend that money and buy 50 other people 50 cars.
So how can we sum this up? The actions that are praiseworthy in the world should be repulsive to us. Our actions would then be repulsive to the world, but our love for others and Jesus would cause the world to desire what we have.
”By this all people will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
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