Event: Paul is Arrested
Acts 21 v. 28 Crying out, , "Men of Israel help! This is the man who is teaching men everywhere against the people and the law and this place; moreover he also brought Greeks into the temple, and has defiled this holy place.
O – Observation
Defiling the Holy Space. Whose standards? Do we become hypocritical when we see people not like us, you know sinners, come to our church? Do we think that you have to achieve a standard of dress or living to be a Christian? To grace our hallways? Remember these words from Jesus. Matthew 9 v. 12-13, "But when he heard it, he said, 'Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those war are sick. Go and learn what this means, 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice. For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners."
A - Application
Am I welcoming those who "defile" the Holy Space?
P - Prayer
Jesus, Help me to see everyone as one who needs you desperately. Love Will.
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