What Jesus Said to Do.

Scripture Verse that caught my attention today: Luke 6:46 “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I tell you?

Observation: Very interesting question.

Application: It would be interesting to detail what, exactly, Jesus said to do. In this chapter alone we are told by Jesus to:

love our enemies
bless those who curse us
pray for those who abuse us
offer our clothes (not just the extras, but the ones we are wearing!) to those in need
give to those who beg
do unto others as we would have others do unto us
do good
lend without expecting it back
be merciful
do not judge
do not condemn
forgive
take the log out of our own eye in order to see clearly to take the speck out of our neighbor’s eye

I think that’s enough of a to-do list for one day other than to rinse (in God’s baptismal promises) and repeat.

Prayer: Lord, why do we call you Lord and not do what you tell us to do? In Jesus’ name. Amen.

(Scripture readings today included: Daniel 11-12, Luke 6)