Clicks

Luke 5:30-32 (KJV) Says, "But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against His disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners? And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."

In the above passage of scripture the scribes and Pharisees react as though it is offensive that Jesus and his disciples are eating and drinking with publicans and sinners. They felt He should be eating and drinking with those who were righteous. Jesus explains to them that He has come so that sinners may have the opportunity to repent of their sins, and be saved. The scribes and the Pharisees had they had it their way, would have had Jesus and His disciples form a click with the righteous, eat and dine only with them, and stay as far away from the Publicans and sinners as possible.

Forming clicks, which of course, allow only certain types of people into their group, is common in today's society. In fact, I would venture to guess that clicks have existed for as long as mankind has been in the world.  Clicks are formed in schools, neighborhoods, various clubs, on sports teams, in the work place, and unfortunately even in some churches. Clicks are normally made up of people who have pride issues, and somehow have come to believe or feel that they are better or above other people. These people are in for a rude awakening on judgment day, because we are all created by God in his image, and we are all equal in His eyes.

The act of excluding people is simply not nice in any setting, but to know it goes on in some churches is heart breaking. It goes on in the standard way which is purposefully carried out by being selective as to who a group chooses to allow in their click, and it goes on I believe in some cases unintentionally. For example, there are many churches who plan activities, and hold special events on a regular basis. This is wonderful, but the problem is they fail to invite outsiders to these events and therefore they are not eating and drinking with Publicans and sinners as Jesus did, but keeping company only with their church family. Christian fellowship is a wonderful thing, and we all need it. We also need to fulfill the Great Commission as we are commanded to do once we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. Once we are saved we become disciples of Jesus Christ, and we are to go out into the world and witness for Him attempting to lead as many lost souls as possible to Christ. It is impossible to carry out this instruction, if we do not witness to others, if we only socialize with our church family, and we fail to invite people to attend worship service with us, and to join us for special church events.

Jesus set an example for us on how exactly to live our lives as followers of him. Continue to fellowship with your church family and your Christian friends, but invite others in. Witness for Christ, and lead as many lost souls as possible to Him. Remember as you go out into the world each day that Jesus drank and dined with Publicans and sinners because they are the ones who needed to hear what He had to say in order that they might repent, and come to accept Him as their Lord and Savior.

Are you a member of a click?  Do you recognize that you are, and it has been unintentional? Whether you recognize you are and whether it has been intentional or unintentional change that immediately, and begin reaching out to others. If we have the desire in our hearts to be true disciples of Jesus Christ as we are instructed to do, then we must reach out to people outside our immediate church family and outside those that we socialize with on a regular basis. When your church is having a special event advertise it. When you recognize visitors at these events, be friendly, witness to them, and invite them to worship service. Reach out as Jesus did to the lost, because that is what we as disciples have been instructed to do. Reach out knowing there is nothing of greater importance than leading a lost soul to Christ.

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