Bible Question (short): Bad kids all? |
Question (full): We are always hearing how bad the kids are these days are there any comments on this devotion written by one? SATURDAY, May 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Luke 5:27-39. Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick; I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentanceÉ At school there are a few kids who are always made fun of. It's been like that since we were in junior high. I usually don't tease those kids, but I don't stop the teasing either. Most often I think, I'm glad it is not me they are making fun of. I'm glad I am accepted, at least enough not to be the butt of everyone's jokes. Jesus liked to turn things around on the Pharisees. He reached out to the sinners, the shunned, because they needed it. The Pharisees had their own kind of righteousness -- self-righteousness. They didn't think they needed help, and they didn't want any. They had it all figured out. They felt better about their spiritual lives if they thought they were better than the sinners and tax collectors. But obviously, they're not. They looked down on others, and Jesus bypassed them and went to those who knew they needed his love. I'm not saying the kids that are made fun of are as bad as "sinners and tax collectors," but those that make fun of them, and those that don't do anything about it, like me, should look into our hearts and see if maybe we're the ones that need healing. Ps 30, 32; Daniel 6:16-28; 3 John 1-15 --Link to On-line Bible --Return to FMP Home Page |