| Wednesday, August 12, 2009 Weekday | ||
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Matthew 18:17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.
There is a lot going on in this verse. First, there seems to be a definite hierarchy described in the path of accountability, the Church being the highest. Second, Jesus is talking specifically to “his” disciples. That means when he talks about them agreeing or two or three gathered in his name, it is not clear that this is intended to be for the general public. When you couple this with the story of Moses in the Old Testament reading we see that Joshua was given authority through Moses.
The question for us is are we willing to accept others as authorities in our lives? Yes, I know we do, but we accept those whom we choose. Are we willing to accept someone that God chooses?
Father, help me by your Holy Spirit to be willing to follow your commands and those whom you send to be ministers of your Word.
Amen
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