Matthew 9:35-38, Isaiah 61:1-7
Helping sounds like a blah word... meaning it has no definite definition. "I need help" could mean many things. "I want to help people" could mean many things. "Its important to help people" could mean many things. I would say helping is to give aid to someone do something. Jesus says the workers are few. There are a lot of people to help. We need to put ourselves second to others, and certainly second to God. It does seem hard to get our heads out of our rears, though, doesn't it? Letting go of our own desire for attention, credit, and pleasure is hard. We need some spiritual slaps. I do. Slap me Jesus. (Sounds crazy, but we need to wake up from this self-obsessed world so may of us live in).
Jesus quoted and claimed the words of Isaiah when he taught in Nazareth. The "Year of the Lord's favor" had come when Jesus changed the world. We are free to think about others and about God. Its not impossible. We are not captives to ourselves anymore. The chains are gone. And yet we sometimes remain in the dungeon with the door wide open. Why don't we run out and be free!?
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