Today’s Reading: Matthew 11
Every day we are asked to be someone different. We are asked to be a parent. We are asked to be a sibling. We are asked to be a child. We are asked to be a spouse. We’re asked to be a friend. We are asked to be a coworker. We are asked to be a person.
In all these asking, we sometimes can forget or need a reminder of who we actually are. We are a child of God through Christ. That’s the one thing that we have to remember. When we lose sight of that, then we can try to play all the roles that society has put on us.
But when we forget that we are our child of God, then we are confused and disillusioned. Even in this text of this passage, Christ and John the Baptist are seen differently through the lens of society.
As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds.””
Matthew 11:7-9, 18-19 ESV
Many times we place so much effort on what the world and others think of us that…
We become depressed.
We become anxious.
We become distraught.
We become insecure.
But through Christ, we are able to become more than our wildest thoughts.
We have become strong … compassionate… loving … fearless … beautiful individuals.
Let us look at ourselves this week as God sees us. Let us look at ourselves, as beautiful creations. Let us deafen the noise of the world and embrace our beauty in Christ.
Be blessed
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