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AT THE MASTER'S FEET Convenience Makes for Odd Choices
Faced with difficulty, some might tend to choose convenience and expediency over sacrifice and integrity, particularly when the personal costs are likely to be high. Our desire to avoid negative outcomes can stir up odd reactions in us.
Yeshua/Jesus triggered some odd choices of convenience and expediency in the political system of Jerusalem. For example: - Tow leaders who had been long-time enemies suddenly became allies and friends (Luke 23:12)
- Pilate chose to free BarAbbas, an insurrectionist and murderer (Luke 23:19), and allow the execution of Yeshua, the innocent man (v. 22), in order to maintain order and appease an angry m ob (vv. 23-25).
- The rulers chose popularity with the people, and the people chose fawning subservience to the rulers, over justice for the accused (vv. 23-24; Matthew 27:20, 25; John 19:15)
These kinds of sinful tendencies are part of the reason Messiah came to offer up His body as a perfect sacrifice. He wants to save us from opportunistic, self-serving ways of life, because ultimately they lead to death. Evil alliances, political manipulation, rigged votes, and injustices are a stench in the nostrils of God (Isaiah 2:5-3:26).
As Believers, we may have to make odd choices, too. But ours should be rooted in the examples given to us by Our Lord. He teaches us values such as love, truth, and humility, rather than expedience, popularity, and selfishness.
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Faced with difficulty, some might tend to choose convenience and expediency over sacrifice and integrity, particularly when the personal costs are likely to be high. Our desire to avoid negative outcomes can stir up odd reactions in us.
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