We fell into Matthew 21:28-32 just by flipping the Book open.
"But what do you think about this? A man with two sons told the older boy, ‘Son, go out and work in the vineyard today.’The son answered,‘No, I wont go, but later he changed his mind and went anyway. Then the father told the other son,‘You go,’and he said,‘Yes, sir, I will.’ But he didn't go. "Which of the two obeyed his father?”They replied, “The first."Then Jesus explained his meaning: “I tell you the truth, corrupt tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the Kingdom of God before you do. For John the Baptist came and showed you the right way to live, but you didn’t believe him, while tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even when you saw this happening, you refused to believe him and repent of your sins." Matthew 21:28-32
The minister went to two men and said come to Jesus and serve Him by serving others. The first man said, "Nah, i'm good" and went back to his mindless daily grind, the vomit of the world, his partying and wasted time. Unfulfilled, One day the man was inspired to reach out and start helping people who crossed his path, and slowly day by day finally poured his life out walking in the way of peace and love, in service to others.
Where the second man told the minister, "Yes sir, i accept Jesus into my heart. i'm a sinner dressed up in my church's clothes who said the sinners prayer so now i'm saved." Then He went about with cherry picked verses, throwing stones of judgement at the homosexual, the drug addict, and the atheist with lofty words, growing cold in his pew at sunday "service" where he has a lengthy, documented church-membership. But he turned his back on the poor, he stayed in his sphere of comfort and reached out to no struggling soul who crossed his path day in and day out.
Which of the two did the will of Abba, the Great Spirit Father?
The one who sat in church thinking they were saved but did literally nothing for others. Or the good samaritan, the one who rejected the church clothes but lived a life of service following the leading of the Ruach daily in his interactions with the world, talking to people about the Yah who woke him from his slumber and released him from bondage. The Messiah said to the Pharisees (the mainstream church members), the whores and the addicts are going into the kingdom before you.
shalom.
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