Let God be God

Sunday December 11th, Isaiah 61: 1The Spirit of GOD, the Master, is on me because GOD anointed me. He sent me to preach good news to the poor, heal the heartbroken, Announce freedom to all captives, pardon all prisoners. When Jesus began his ministry in Nazareth (Lk. 4:14-20) he read from the scroll of Isaiah and this is a part of the lesson he chose. It is a good lesson when we once again look at what Jesus is trying to teach us. What should we be about as the children of God, called and sanctified by the grace of a loving God? What we should be about is bringing good news to the poor, healing the heartbroken, and working to free all those who are bound by what ever it is they are bound by. There is a consistency to the simple teachings of Jesus; love God, love others. Others defined as whoever God places before you or on your heart. Those at the bottom need it more than those at the top and in order for both to get help, the ones at the top should be helping the ones at the bottom, in doing so, both are blessed. We often confuse Jesus message with our own agendas. This Christmas, let God be God.