I think I’m a slow learner because it takes me a while to figure out the rules of a new game, a new situation or a system of operation. There is usually an expert in residence to guide me through the regulations. We need rules for life to run smoothly but systems of operation can run into conflict if we try to live by both systems at the same time. Following Christ is searching for His kingdom and His righteousness which is counter our normal way of living. May we have clear eyes and acute listen g skills to the King each day.
“Beyond the righteousness of the scribe and the Pharisee is where we experience the kingdom. It’s where we begin to enter interactively into the kind of change that allows us to live constantly in the action of God in our lives. As long as we stick at the level of action and of righteousness identified in terms of action, we will never move on to where the real action of the kingdom of God is. Of course, many people say, “Well, you’re not very sophisticated.” But that’s why Jesus talked about children and said that unless you repent and become like a little child, you won’t enter the kingdom of heaven.” - Dallas Willard, Living in Christ’s Presence
“The new called for different thinking, different practices, and different expressions. The merit-based culture of the religious leaders was not compatible with the kingdom of God Jesus proclaimed.” - Excerpt, Following Jesus: Discipleship in the Gospel of Mark by Steve Langford
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