Spiritual Gifts part 217: Learn to live on the basis of who Christ is
Pastor-Teacher
John Farley Thursday, January 19, 2012 Spiritual Gifts Part 217: Learn to live on the basis of who Christ is.Our Lord purposely set out the challenge to reveal the deceitfulness and self-centered nature of the human heart.
Gal 2:20
This story invites us to go into the death of the cross. And as they walk, Jesus begins to tell them about His death and His rising again.
I am the rich young man.
The cross is a burden to us in the same way that wings are a burden to an eagle, or sails to a ship. This time it is a man by the name of Zaccheus. He is also rich. He is the rich older man. This rich one is older and wiser. So he does not go away sad but he keeps going on ahead until something from God is provided for him. The rich young man grieved at this point because he is afraid that he may never be able to change himself in this area. The possibility mortified him. On the other hand, Zaccheus was a tax collector. A chief sinner. So he was totally convinced that he could not change himself. Sometimes we just have to notice how Jesus is looking at us.
Joh 14:23
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