Authenticity...... How compelling and beautiful it is in this tinsel world of appearances and show. Authentic is how I see Jesus in our reading. (Matthew 20: 20-34)
The reason is that He had just given a lesson on how the greatest in a crowd will be the one serving. And now it is time to set out from Jericho with the usual big crowd all around. But before they even get down the road, there is a commotion on the fringe. Two of those ever-present, unsightly beggars are yelling at Jesus, and the crowd is trying to shut them up. But they just get louder.
So Jesus stops. He calls to the beggars and asks, "What do you want me to do for you?" They tell Him that they want to see. And oh, how I love this next characteristic response. "Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him."
Don't you love how Jesus is the "real deal"? What He says (be a servant), He does.
Lord, help us to be real - able to do what we say.
The reason is that He had just given a lesson on how the greatest in a crowd will be the one serving. And now it is time to set out from Jericho with the usual big crowd all around. But before they even get down the road, there is a commotion on the fringe. Two of those ever-present, unsightly beggars are yelling at Jesus, and the crowd is trying to shut them up. But they just get louder.
So Jesus stops. He calls to the beggars and asks, "What do you want me to do for you?" They tell Him that they want to see. And oh, how I love this next characteristic response. "Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him."
Don't you love how Jesus is the "real deal"? What He says (be a servant), He does.
Lord, help us to be real - able to do what we say.
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