Daily Inspiration

Jesus said to the crowds: “To what shall I compare the people of this generation? What are they like? They are like children who sit in the marketplace and call to one another, ‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance. We sang a dirge, but you did not weep.’ For John the Baptist came neither eating food nor drinking wine, and you said, ‘He is possessed by a demon.’ The Son of Man came eating and drinking and you said, ‘Look, he is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is vindicated by all her children.”—Luke 7:31-35

Sinlessness only comes through the gift of God’s grace, and sin cannot exist in the presence of such a blessing. The Lord Jesus came to save the world, not because it was sinless, but because it was steeped in sin. He came so that the sinner may receive the Father’s grace, defeating sin’s hold on life. Christ came to live and walk with the drunkard, the swindler, and every sinner; Christ came for you and me.

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