March 15, 2020
Christians believe that in Jesus,
God walked in human flesh on this earth. He was in that sense like an emperor
who so desires to know his subjects that he dons ordinary clothes and lives
among them, with no one recognizing or understanding him. The God of the
universe chose to walk in human flesh as an itinerant preacher, teacher,
carpenter, healer—and pauper. He came as one of us. He healed the sick, forgave
sinners, showed compassion to the lost, and taught people what God was really
like. We must not miss the irony here: It was not the “sinners” who arrested
God when he walked among us. Those who took him into custody and tried him were
the most pious and religious people on the face of the earth. The God they
claimed to serve walked among them in flesh, and they could not see him. They
were so blinded by their love of power and their fear of losing it that they missed
him.
When have you chosen to be silent
rather than speak up on behalf of the truth?
As you read these verses, in what
way are you like Peter? In which way are you different?
In what ways would you say Jesus is
still a threat to people’s way of life today?
To what extent do you think people’s
resistance to Jesus and his message is motivated by fear?
When have you experienced the shame
of realizing that you had denied Christ and longed for the assurance of his
forgiveness?
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