Matthew 9:13 “But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” Commentary: What did Jesus mean here? What were the disciples going to have to learn? Would Jesus have to send them to school? They were just a bunch of regular guys! For three years Jesus was trying to prepare them for what was to come! These guys were not in the top of their class! Peter knew how to use a knife! Matthew was a tax cheat! The Sons of Thunder could start a bar brawl at the drop of a hat! Thomas even doubted God! These men were not graduate level material! Could Jesus teach old dogs new tricks? They were not going to learn their lesson until after the Cross! Experience is sometimes our best teacher! Jesus was telling them and us that all of humanity was going to redeemed not by the sacrifices of these men and women but the sacrifice of God himself was the mercy we were going to receive! The sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the Cross was the only mercy that would last forever! We have two Kingdoms in this world and the world to come! God’s Kingdom where he sacrificed himself for your gain and Satan who will try to sacrifice you for his gain! During our election cycle of 2020 be alert for the deception of words where a candidate is trying to convince you he is for you when really he is for himself! You have to read between the lines and perceive deception! Both Kingdoms are a sacrificial system yet one to sacrifice himself for you and the other to sacrifice you for his or her benefit! The church is no different! Follow those who sacrifice themselves for others not those that sacrifice others for their gain! A family is about sacrificing yourself for others! Any ministry should be about sacrificing ourselves for others! Such is the Kingdom of God! James and Hamsa Sasse. GodWhoisGod.com