Luke 19:28-48; Genesis 34; Psalm 26
The Pharisees and the people selling things in the temple have something in common—they don’t like how people worship or understand what the place of worship is for. They are both attempting to defile it and make it something it is not. Even church people have rules about what is acceptable for worship and people will tell each other what is right and what is wrong. I need to worship in a way that is right for me, you need to worship in a way that is right for you, not in the way we are told to do it. The only thing that matters is that we give praise to God.
At a Soulfire talk several months ago, the talk was about embracing accusations. How Satan will throw our inadequacies and past sins in our faces in order to keep us from serving God or telling about God or even just feeling ok about ourselves. The reality is, yes, we are terrible sinners, we are worthless, we don’t deserve any love from God—and yet, Jesus still came and died and rose for you and me. It makes his love that much more incredible and my salvation that much more of a miracle because of the TRUTHS of Satan’s accusations. Thank you Jesus for saving us and taking us from darkness and death and bringing us into light.
I hope and pray that God will help us to stay true to ourselves—to be who he created us to be. People will try to influence who we are, and I pray that we are discerning about who is helping us to grow, and who is trying to change us. I pray that we know the difference and are able to serve and glorify God in all ways.
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