The Warning of HIs Love

"The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; the judgements of the Lord are true, they are righteous altogether.  Moreover, by them your servant is warned."--Psalm 19:9, 11

 

 

 

Not good news.  Not news that FEELS good.

 

God WARNS us.  Danger coming.  We are vulnerable.  Exposed.

 

The Parable of the Unrighteous Steward

 

"Squandering his (Master's) possessions."--v. 1

 

 

 

     The owner will take the vineyard away.  The opportunity.  The assignment.  He will fire you.

 

 

 

 

     Out of denial

 

     "Against You, You only, I have sinned, and done what is evil in Your sight.  So You are justified when You speak and blameless when you judge."--Psalm 51:14

 

     Agreement with God

 

 

 

 

     Busy activity, shrewd (phronimos, "right use of the mind, intelligence, wisdom")

 

 

 

 

 

     "His grace toward me did not prove vain. . .but I labored even more than all of them."--1 Corinthians 15:10

 

     "The fields are already white for harvest."--John 4:35

 

 

 

 

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Prostitutes, tax-collectors, drunkards

 

Jesus talked about them in His stories.

 

Didn't pretend that they didn't exist.

 

Didn't believe they were the only ones who needed the gospel.