Matthew 12: 15-21- No Discrimination
Read Matthew 12: 15- 21 - Many people find greater relevance for their Christian walk in the New Testament than in the Old Testament. The New Testament has the life and words of Jesus so that makes a certain amount of daily sense. Jesus’ words are the nuts and bolts of our daily lives with Jesus and lead us down our paths of sanctification. One of the great things about the Old Testament is how there are places that describe the life of Je sus. In verse 18, we see a reference to an Old Testament quote of Isaiah, ‘Behold, my servants whom I have chosen, my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon Him and will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.’ I appreciate the prophesies and how precisely Jesus lived out those prophecies. I also have to thank God that Jesus, a card carrying Jew, had a loving heart for all us, not just a certain group or portion. He did not discriminate among the people, which really bothered the religious leaders, and we should not discrimi...