Refreshing Our Spirits With Scripture

10.20- God has made His children to be salt influence to preserve their nation. They are not afraid to make contacts with outsiders, but do so intentionally to help them to come to know God. Lost and confused people who have not leader are the people we are on a mission to help.   We should not be surprised that so many in our own nation are in need of a leader.   God has placed us here to help them. Jesus uses all kinds of disciples from Zealots to Tax Collectors Matthew 9. 9  As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called Matthew, sitting in the tax collector’s booth; and He *said to him, “Follow Me!” And he got up and followed Him. 10  Then it happened that as [ e ] Jesus was reclining at the table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and [ f ] sinners came and were dining with Jesus and His disciples. 11  When the Pharisees saw this , they said to His disciples, “Why is your Teacher eating with the tax collectors and sinners...

10.19-   Great citizens of great nations do not pre judge their leaders negatively.   Proper honor is given to the office regardless of the man or woman.   They understand that authorities are set up by God for the benefit of the people. In a civil country people treat each other the way they want to be treated. Some military leaders have more faith that most because they know the power of words. Matthew 7. 7  “Do not judge so that you will not be judged. 2  For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and [ a ] by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you. 3  Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 4  Or how [ b ] can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ and behold, the log is in your own eye? 5  You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brot...