# @hccks on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CA-HMH8pcbE
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/16679956-hccks-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2020-06-03T11:01:12.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Heartland Community Church (@hccks) — https://gondola.cc/hccks

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The Journey-Outsiders In /// Think of all the outsiders who encountered Jesus’ life during his time on earth and beyond: Mary Magdalene, Zacchaeus, Matthew, the tax collector, the criminal on the cross, and Saul. All these people can be considered the epitome of being an outsider. How did Jesus respond to them? With love. Compassion. Acceptance. Understanding. Inclusion. If Jesus reacted and responded to them with human tendencies, how would their stories be different? How we react to others creates a story, too. We cannot be Jesus, but we can be imitators of Him just as Paul commanded us to do. /// Jesus came for everyone! If you doubt or have questions, simply start there–that Jesus came for you and loves you. I know that can sound cliché and recycled. But, if you find yourself feeling that, look to how Jesus impacted the lives of so many people who have also, at some point in their lives, felt like outsiders, too. 
When we inevitably resort to human tendencies like resentment, doubt, and bitterness,may it not interfere with our commission to help and serve others in any way we can. Particularly those who may feel like outsiders in our world. Think of the Kingdom impact such actions can have to help shape our future! It will be difficult, but we have a great model to imitate in Jesus. /// This passage instructs us to be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to anger. Is this task difficult for you? I know I fail miserably with this. But, do not forget that we all have been outsiders at some point in our lives. Let us not forget how that felt; let us use that to care for and be compassionate towards all people in all circumstances, just as Jesus has done. Who might Jesus be asking you to reach out and connect with? To offer compassion to? Or to invite in, to your circle, your family, your neighborhood. /// —Grant Houske
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