Matthew 15:29-39 And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there. 30 And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them: 31 Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel. 32 Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way. 33 And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? 34 And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes. 35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. 36 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. 37 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full. 38 And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children. 39 And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.
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“ Amen, Jesus Calls Sinners not the Self-Righteous ” Such a powerful and sobering truth preached Brother Tom, it is not the self-righteous whom the Lord Jesus Christ calls to repentance but the broken and contrite sinner seeking mercy. This word you preached reminded me also of why Jesus declared in Matt. 5:17-48 the extreme perfection demanded by God’s holy justice and that we are not to relax the commandments but uphold and revere them firstly as self-examination, and ultimately exposure as unworthy sinners incapable of fulfilling the Law in ourselves. In Matt. 5:20, Jesus challenges the disciples to be more righteous than even the Pharisees. The self righteous hear this and determine “ok challenge accepted” and consider themselves capable of meriting holiness and blessing. Yet this is contrary to the Gospel, for if righteousness come by the Law then for what miserable end was Christ sacrificed? No, we preach and teach God’s commandments to silence all self righteous mouths and like a mirror reveal the filth and sin staining men’s hearts so that they desperately cry out for the only just and worthy Savior, who alone can cleanse us from all sin and has fulfilled and done all things well and pleases the Father. Glory to the Lamb of God!
Tom Harding is pastor of Zebulon Grace Church located at 6088 Zebulon Highway, Pikeville, Kentucky 41501. You may also contact him by telephone at (606) 631-9053, or e-mail taharding@mikrotec.com. The website address is www.henrytmahan.com.
