My Days with Christ Jesus

Day 185

July 04, 2015

"But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?  And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance." -Luke 5:30-32

'The Pharisees wrapped their sin in respectability. They made themselves appear good by publicly doing good deeds and pointing at the sins of others. Jesus chose to spend time not with these proud, self-righteous religious leaders, but with people who sensed their own sin and knew that they were not good enough for God.' (Tyndale Life Application Daily Devotion)

That right there says it all.

Knowing that Jesus never associate Himself with such people, self-righteous & proud, we should do the same because we either be like them if we keep on being with them. Rather than those kind of people, we mingle with those people, they themselves know that they are imperfect, and i quote 'who sensed their own sin and knew that they were not good enough for God'... those are the kind of people Jesus hang out with because God cares for those lowly in spirit and he doesn't like those who think highly of themselves. 

"...that is why Scripture says: 'God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble'." -James 4:6

Remember humility, for the Son of God became a poor man for us and so humble yourself in honor of our God. The Bible teaches us humility and encourages us to be humble and not be proud/boastful, because those kind of people acknowledges themselves more than God. To humble ourselves, means we are inviting Jesus to be in our midst.

To God be the glory!