Lent Day 6: Who do you trust?

Jesus didn't trust everyone. Nor should we.

Love and justice are keystones to living as a person of faith. That doesn't mean saying everything is ok. That certainly doesn't mean overlooking wicked choices or affirming non-biblical lifestyles. It sure doesn't mean filling your heart with moral corruption or depravity.

Jesus didn't get angry very often. But at least once, he made a whip, drove sellers and their animals from the temple courts and said, "Get this stuff out of here. Stop turning my Father's house into a market!"

I wonder what he'd say to the transactions and advertising touted by salesmen in organizations that label themselves with the name of God. Would Jesus drive them out in frustration and insist that we get back to the worship and adoration of God and prayer?

> Read what Jesus did and ask yourself this question: when have I tried to profit from God' people? When have I engaged in God's work for my own benefit, rather than practicing justice, mercy, and care for the poor? (What does the Lord require of you? T o love justice, practice mercy, and walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8)

> John tells the story in John 2:

It was almost time for the Jewish Passover Feast. So Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple courtyard he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves. Others were sitting at tables exchanging money.

So Jesus made a whip out of ropes. He chased all the sheep and cattle from the temple courtyard. He scattered the coins of the people exchanging money. And he turned over their tables. He told those who were selling doves, “Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house into a market!” His disciples remembered what had been written. It says, “My great love for your house will destroy me.”

... Meanwhile, he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast. Many people saw the signs he was doing. And they believed in his name. But Jesus did not fully trust them. He knew what people are like. He didn’t need anyone to tell him what people are like. He already knew why people do what they do.

> Another question, if you're still with me - who do you trust as a spiritual companion in the good work God is calling you to do? 

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