Thursday, June 5, 2014

Can I judge who is worthy???

Matthew 10:11-15 Whatever town or village you enter, search there for some worthy person and stay at their house until you leave. As you enter the home, give it your greeting. If the home is deserving, let your peace rest on it; if it is not, let your peace return to you. If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet. Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town. At first glance, this is one of those troubling passages: "Are we to judge who is worthy to hear the Gospel?" The context, however has to do with who is worthy of offering hospitality. What we are given is guidelines based upon receptivity. "If they will not welcome you or listen to your words..." is the factor to keep in mind. It is part of being a good steward. We have only so much time and energy. We need the heart of compassion of Christ that looks out on the fields of humanity in their great need, that makes us wants us to let everyone know. But when we are not received, we need to ask Him: "Where now?" It is not a matter of judging "Who is worthy to receive what God is offering?", but "Who is Wanting to receive what God is offering?"

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