'I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance' (Luke 5:32).
The Jews in criticising Jesus for associating with Publicans and sinners, trusted in themselves and thought they were righteous than these people. Jesus response to their self-righteousness was, "I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance." We have all sinned and come short of the glory of God. It means we are all sinners in need of a Saviour and that there is none, not one who is righteous. It is only through the righteousness of Christ that we can become righteous. As sinners, we all need to repent of our sins to meet the standard of righteousness God requires. We must not see ourselves better than others, because Christ has paid the price for all of us - sinners. We ought to be thankful that God's love for us is so great that He gave up His only Son to die for us, that we can be saved. We should be thankful that Jesus came to call us by His grace to repentance, that we may be made the righteousness of God, by our faith in him. We must be grateful that in Christ we discover forgiveness and victory over sin. In Him we have access to the Father and gain eternal life. Let us not be like the Jews and Pharisees who rejects Christ as the Saviour and the grace he offers us - the grace of salvation by faith in Him. Christ came to save all, but as long as we become self-righteous, we are not saveable because we cannot hear and obey the call of Christ. It is only sinners that Christ came to call to repentance. We must be open to the Holy Spirit to hear Christ speaking to us and obey him, that we may have a change mind and life. Today, if you hear the voice of God speaking to you, harden not your heart, but be receptive to His call of grace and a knowledge of His truth.
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'But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you' (Matthew 6:33). The Lord is our Provider and knows all that we are in need of before we even ask. We do not need to worry or fret ourselves about what we shall eat or drink. Our Father in heaven will take care of these things we need. We are told by Jesus, 'To seek first the kingdom of God.' What does that mean? It means we should lean on, and trust in the grace of Jesus Christ. We should repent of our sins and have a desire to turn away from it. We should seek to put God first in our praise to Him, in our worship of Him, to put our total trust in Him and to rely on Him rather than ourselves or others. We need to seek Him first in our reassurance and acknowledging who He is and what He can do. We also need to seek God's righteousness by loving our neighbors and feeding the poor and destitute, seek justice for the vulnerable. We should put God's plan and...
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