“Come near to God, and he will come
near to you.” James 4:8a
Before Jesus, mankind was wise to
remain some distance from God, separate. Moses came down from Mt. Sinai
sunburned! The earliest commands were about maintaining separation and
distance. Only the highest priest, the kohen godol, could enter the Holy of
Holies once per year.
But Jesus changed everything. He walked
with mankind on earth. He developed a community of close friends. Many were
notorious sinners, tax collectors, and harlots – Jesus rescued them all. He
explained that he had not come for the righteous, but rather to rescue those
who needed redemption. The veil was forever torn!
It was not the mission of Jesus to
remain separate. God would not have sent a redeemer if we didn’t need rescuing.
Jesus said to cause children to come to him, and to also come ourselves. “Come
to me, all of you who are weary and over-burdened, and I will give you rest! …
and you will find rest for your souls. Matthew 11:28-29 Phillips
Today, take one step closer to the Lord.
Norton Lawellin
Last Sunday, Jesus
in the City Fellowship experienced an outstanding Sunday of worship, communion
and fellowship with Familia de Fe that will be remembered for some time!
JICF worships
this Sunday in the North end of the Oliver Ministry Building, 27th
Street & Bloomington Avenue, 10:30am. Pastor Michael Pilla continues our
journey in Luke. See you at church!
NL
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