Reflecting God’s Glory
God’s glory rubbed off on Moses as he received the Ten Commandments from God. The glow was a visible sign of his encounter with the Lord. How might we give of God’s glory in what we do and say as Christians?
God’s glory rubbed off on Moses as he received the Ten Commandments from God. The glow was a visible sign of his encounter with the Lord. How might we give of God’s glory in what we do and say as Christians?
Christ came to make us into a new creation. We ceased to resemble what we once were. The essence of Christianity is that each person is given a new script, a new reality, and a new identity. There is a moment when people change. A thief on a cross becomes a guest in paradise. A prostitute becomes an example of divine love. A murderer of Christians becomes the most significant Christian missionary of all time. This week we focus on how the old has passed away and everything has become new!
The people mutter, “Jesus has gone to be the guest of a sinner.” And they were right. Zacchaeus was a sinner of the worst kind. He had gotten rich from collaborating with invaders and by fleecing his neighbors. So, his neighbors regarded him as human filth. His name became a sneer on the lips of fellow Jews. He was a standing joke. But for some reason, Jesus chooses to dine with the most hated man in town.