No nonsense

I am going through Jesus specific words in Matthew right now, that evidence the faith necessary for the salvation that we so thankfully are given; as opposed to the works that many in the world only hope to obtain. I know we still get caught up in the thought of these too, however, and want to keep my soul resting in the truth that eliminates any fears that it is up to me to be a ‘good’ person, as I’ve discovered by now that there is no hope in that area.

Christ calls us to follow Him, no matter what the cost is. Many of his disciples initially did this; when He called them, they just got up and went. Following Him produces perseverance when we are brought through things we don’t chose beforehand to accept when He calls us to Himself. We live on the edge of faith when we can’t see, and we step into a dirty world full of disbelief. When the Pharisees (who did all supposedly “right”) and were bewildered that Jesus spent time with those of “second rate” social status, He responded that “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick…’I desire mercy, not sacrifice;’ for I’ve come not to call the righteous, but sinners.” He always brings up thought provoking, facilitative, no nonsense and in your face answers. So able to knock our senses to the ground when they should be, yet wise enough and able to do so, because He is God, and we dare not oppose His omniscience.

I pray we not think ourselves ‘above’ those who need Christ, or cease to embrace relationships with those outside of our own comfortable realm or sphere of choice influence.
Jesus also often gives what clearly seems to me to be a ‘duh’ factor type response. I see this also when others asked him why His disciples did not fast at the time He was with them. He said “Why fast while I am here, for I will soon be taken away, and then they can fast.” So fitting and obvious an answer, as to only fast because they “should,” would just be considered a ‘duty.’ So then we also must allow the Holy Spirit to work in our own hearts to give us wisdom for each decision and how it is fitting for our life and the context it is lived in. We will be all things to all men, as Paul proclaimed, and are held no longer by the power of the law but by grace, mercy, and love of Jesus Christ and the freedom to know that He will lead us to truth to live by; not necessarily by the commands of every other man’s personal consciousness.’
There are many misnomers about Christianity, and the “chains” people want to think it enslaves us into. But there are also these many lies that the world can sow into our minds when we are not led by the truth. Jesus said “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” Also “If the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed (John 8:31-36).

Thank you Jesus for the truth that we are no longer slaves to sin, but to righteousness only by your name and the freedom you give us to lives worthy of something greater than ourselves!
I am not a theologian, so if you can give greater feedback on any Scriptures mentioned, I’m always up for reproof. :)