I was reminded of yesterdays sermon in this chapter when my new-found buddy Darrell said "the religious leaders of the day did not like everything that was being manifested. They especially did not like the fact that Jesus was hanging around with the wrong kind of people. 'This man welcomes sinners and eats with them', they say in disgust" (p.37)
"O Father, make real in our city your love for the sinners; enhance your reputation in this church as the God who welcomes sinners and eats with them."
It struck me that God's revelation of himself, his showing his face as he truly is, would not be comfortable for everyone. God doesn't reveal himself to us as "cream puff ideas", He is the great I AM, He revealed himself to shake the world up; to set it straight, which won't ever feel comfortable to those who haven't chosen him.
God, may your reputation flood this world, overtake our campuses, take hold of our workplaces. Reveal yourself as you truly are. Abolish preconceived notions that humanity has about who you are, and replace them with the truth about the great I AM. Lord, replace in our hearts who we selfishly want you to be with your potent and sovereign self. Be as you truly are in our lives and in our world.
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