Jesus is by FAR the coolest man alive. When surrounded by a group of "the IN CROWD" (Pharisees). A woman (um.. with a "reputation") comes in and starts crying at His feet and rubbing His feet with her hair. (um.. awkward). And instead of pushing her off.. He lets her do it!
Instead of worrying about what the "cool" people thought. He made it obvious that OPINIONS mean NOTHING to Him. Instead.. He horrifies them by saying, I forgive you
Their response?? Who does HE think he is???? He was just about THE most offensive man on the planet at that time
I believe HE still is ;)
sigh.. He's my hero..LOL.. He never gave favor to the ones the world admired.. but He looked to the "nobodies" and poured out His love... sigh.. What a man, what an amazing King, What a mighty God we serve!
This is what Jesus has to say about people pleasing....
(GW)Luk 7:31 "How can I describe the people who are living now? What are they like?
Luk 7:32 They are like children who sit in the marketplace and shout to each other, 'We played music for you, but you didn't dance. We sang a funeral song, but you didn't cry.
Luk 7:33 John the Baptizer has come neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, 'There's a demon in him!'
Luk 7:34 The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, 'Look at him! He's a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!'
Luk 7:35 "Yet, wisdom is proved right by all its results.
another version for you
(MSG)
Luk 7:33 John the Baptizer came fasting and you called him crazy.
Luk 7:34 The Son of Man came feasting and you called him a lush.
Luk 7:35 Opinion polls don't count for much, do they? The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Instead of worrying about what the "cool" people thought. He made it obvious that OPINIONS mean NOTHING to Him. Instead.. He horrifies them by saying, I forgive you
Their response?? Who does HE think he is???? He was just about THE most offensive man on the planet at that time
I believe HE still is ;)
sigh.. He's my hero..LOL.. He never gave favor to the ones the world admired.. but He looked to the "nobodies" and poured out His love... sigh.. What a man, what an amazing King, What a mighty God we serve!
This is what Jesus has to say about people pleasing....
(GW)Luk 7:31 "How can I describe the people who are living now? What are they like?
Luk 7:32 They are like children who sit in the marketplace and shout to each other, 'We played music for you, but you didn't dance. We sang a funeral song, but you didn't cry.
Luk 7:33 John the Baptizer has come neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, 'There's a demon in him!'
Luk 7:34 The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, 'Look at him! He's a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!'
Luk 7:35 "Yet, wisdom is proved right by all its results.
another version for you
(MSG)
Luk 7:33 John the Baptizer came fasting and you called him crazy.
Luk 7:34 The Son of Man came feasting and you called him a lush.
Luk 7:35 Opinion polls don't count for much, do they? The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
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