February 23: ”So what do YOU think?” (What Jesus Said and you wish he hadn’t)

 One of the things most people don’t like about Jesus is that he didn’t just say what we want to hear, but what we need to hear. There were people in Jesus’ day who needed to decide whether they were going to open up to what God was doing, or just keep running the show themselves, and Jesus let them have it. 2000 years hasn’t changed that much. Let’s listen to a couple tough things Jesus said and try them on for size. If the shoe fits, well… wanna wear it?