I Believe in Miracles!

Jesus accused the Pharisees of many things,

but this is the worst!

"You lock the Kingdom of Heaven

 before human beings.

You do not enter yourselves,

nor do you allow entrance."

Matthew 23:13

This seems to be related to verse

Matthew 18:18:

"Whatever you bind on earth

will be bound in heaven,

and whatever you loose on earth 

will be loosed in heaven."

Sometimes we can be judgmental,

self righteous, overly critical of people.

God's most important commandments

were about LOVE.

Are we shutting the door of heaven to others

by confessing that they are 

"beyond hope", "an ingrate",

"too selfish and ungrateful", 

"holier than thou", "an unbeliever",

"beyond salvation"?

I have to confess that sometimes

I say these things of corrupt politicians or

a wayward celebrities!

We have to believe in miracles,

not just for ourselves but for others as well!

NOTHING, absolutely nothing

is impossible for God!

Let us instead pray for those we think

are far from God,

let us open the door of heaven for them!

Nathanael judged Jesus before he even met Jesus,

"Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" he asked.

We can be like Nathanael (or Bartholomew),

and discriminate against others

because of their race, their family, their religion,

the way they speak, etc

Let's NOT!

Let us be always hopeful that people CAN

and WILL change.

Every week I choose one wonderful visitor

who leaves a comment

to receive an ATC from me.

I know it takes so much time and effort

to leave a comment

and I appreciate it soooo much!

This week,

Random.org chose

 #18, Belinda of Belinda's Crafts.

Visit her to see her pretty cards!

Previous Posts

Sometimes I put on my best pajamas 

and join these great parties! 

Jean Ferguson at Soli Deo Gloria

Motivating Monday, Word Art Wednesday

 Sunday Stillness, The Beauty in His Grip
Mandarin Orange Monday, Unite, 
Weekend Blog Hop, What We Accomplished
Creative Mondays, Gracelaced Mondays

Rubie Tuesday Link Up, Tuesday Link Up Party
Super Handmade Sunday

and

Blessings,

Patsy