Sunday, October 1, 2017

Captivated by Good News

Morning: Psalm 66, 67; 2 Kings 17:1-18; Acts 9:36-43
Evening: Psalm 19, 46; Luke 5:1-11

I dislike some of Jesus’ metaphors … The idea of “fishing for” or “catching people” is one of them. Being “caught” is worse still.  But Jesus did not intend for people to be entrapped. Rather, I think he expected they would be “captivated by” or “caught up in” his ideal.  Jesus’ Good News “hooks me” by inviting me to become the very person I was intended to be.  If you’re trapped, you cannot be fully yourself.  But if you’re enthralled by Jesus, you may choose to follow him, as the disciples did.

Graham

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