Saturday, November 10, 2012

God's Purposes for Our Lives...


"When all the people heard this, and the tax collectors too, they declared God just, having been baptized with the baptism of John,  but the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the purpose of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him." Luke 7:29-30

 I read this with the children this week and have been thinking about it....it's not about what they did or didn't do...it points out that the attitude of their hearts was key.  The common people declared God just, the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the purpose of God for themselves.   Powerful.

 What does it mean to reject God's purpose for our lives?  Worth pondering.
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