Perched above, the Sea of Galilee below, his disciples listening in—Jesus shares the longest stretch of instruction for life that was as riveting and relevant then as it is today. The Sermon on the Mount reveals the secrets of life. God didn’t hand us a system of rules and regulations to follow; instead, Jesus explains how God originally intended us to live. In this series, we’ll sit at the feet of Jesus with the first disciples, peeling back each layer of Matthew 5-7, to discover that God isn’t interested in modifying our behavior to conform to his standards. He wants us to become the kind of people who will naturally live the way He intended. He plans to change us from the Inside Out.
Homework
Practice truth telling. Here are two specific challenges for living an authentic, honest life this week.
1. Hear the truth from someone. Allow yourself to hear feedback and receive it graciously. This may mean examining a specific area of your life that you’d otherwise prefer to keep hidden.
2. Speak the truth to someone. This may be telling someone what they don’t want to hear or allowing yourself to be vulnerable with people that care about you.
Book Recommendation:
Spiritual Disciplines Handbook by Adele Calhoun
