Christianity isn’t about personalities; it’s about people. It’s not about rituals; it’s about relationships. Ours with God and with each other.
But often times we don’t like imperfection, in others or ourselves. Consequently, we tend to judge by an impossible standard. The Pharisees did this. They heaped the Law of Moses and their own regulations on the people, but failed to keep these man-made commandments. They made little or no allowance for weaknesses, much less failures.
God isn’t like that. He loves us and exhorts us to love one another in the same way. That’s why we should be patient. We need to love others—and ourselves—long enough for God to change us.
Salvation isn’t a magic wand in the sense that our lives become trouble-free overnight. Change takes time. But grace has the power to change us—when we can’t change ourselves.
Like Mephibosheth, we remain crippled, less than whole and a bit dysfunctional. Yet we are invited to always enjoy dinner with the King. When Jesus walked this earth, he ate with sinners, flawed human beings who needed a savior. He does the same today, and so should we.
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