I was flipping through a notebook of mine and stumbled across a body of text. It has no date, no subject, and no scripture references. I can't, for the life of me, remember why I wrote it or what I was thinking when I did.
"I know the truth, but then again, so does the Devil. But what we bleed when we are cut makes all the difference. By grace through faith I am saved. I will get up and walk. I wonder if I would've shunned the greatest penman or if I would dismiss the tax-collector, Matthew; most hated, accepted and called, but the scribe sent away. For he healed the sick, not the healthy."
Here is my interpretation (of my own words): It is obvious that I must have just read Matthew 9:1-13. The main theme seems to be about sharing a heart with Jesus. What we should bleed, figuratively, when we are cut is compassion, acceptance*, a second chance. If by grace I am saved, how much easier, then, should it be for me to sit with the tax-collectors of my generation? The penman here, I believe, is Saul, the great Christian persecutor. God used him for something great, but would I have even given him the time of day? Anyway, I thought it was interesting, if only for a moment. Carry on...
*Acceptance; That is, loving, with open arms. Not to be confused with tolerance.
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