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“I have something to say to you.”
– Jesus speaking to Simon (Luke 7:40)

Get ready. When you open your home up to Jesus, like Simon the Pharisee did in Luke 7, you are inviting the challenge and conviction that comes from Jesus’ teachings.

Allow me to warn you. When Jesus is present in your home, there are moments in which you will understand clearly that he is speaking to you personally, saying, “Listen up, I’ve got something to say to you!”

All of us slip into temptation. We give way to that little white lie. We allow our minds to fill with lust. We curse someone else in our heart. We cast judgment on another person.

In those moments, Jesus, who knows our thoughts just like he knew those of Simon, says sternly, “I have something to say to you.”

How we react in that moment reveals the level at which we are devoted to Jesus.

Some of us avoid Jesus’ presence by refusing to make time to sit down, open up his Word and discover what he says.

Some of us actually avoid Jesus by throwing ourselves into ministry – filling our time doing the tangible and visible aspects of churchwork. Better to be “busy for the kingdom” than to sit down and through his Word discover what he has to say about our inner thoughts and “unnoticed” sins.

Some of us respond to the conviction of the Holy Spirit by arguing our case. We are not open to Jesus’ words because we are too busy trying to justify ourselves, all the while aware that we are in the wrong and once again, he is in the right.

When Jesus whispers, “I have something to say to you,” our response should be like that of Simon’s: “Say it, Teacher.” It’s also the way Samuel responded: “Speak Lord, for your servant is listening.”

We won’t always like what Jesus has to say to us, as he constantly challenges us to adopt a new way of thinking and moves us toward greater maturity – growth that makes us uncomfortable.

But if we are truly disciples, we cannot dismiss his Word, and neither can we refuse to obey it.

written by Trevin Wax  © 2008 Kingdom People blog

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