Johnny Cash: "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down"

    This song is about an outsider's view of average people living their lives on a Sunday morning. He certainly felt alone. Check out this excellent song from 1970 here.

All through the Bible, believers are admonished to be kind to strangers, such as the man in the song. Exodus 22:21 (Bible in Basic English) is just one example. "Do no wrong to a man from a strange country, and do not be hard on him; for you yourselves were living in a strange country, in the land of Egypt."

Kindness to the outcast is so highly regarded in Scripture that Christ said this in Matthew 25:34 and 35 (BBE). "Then will the King say to those on his right, 'Come, you who have the blessing of my Father, into the kingdom made ready for you before the world was: For I was in need of food, and you gave it to me: I was in need of drink, and you gave it to me: I was wandering, and you took me in;'"

We whom Christ rescued and adopted are spiritual outcasts in whichever society we live in. As we read about the saints of old in Hebrews 11:13 (BBE), "All these came to their end in faith, not having had the heritage; but having seen it with delight far away, they gave witness that they were wanderers and not of the earth."

For that purpose of adoption, the Lord called even non Jews into his family. As we read in Ephesians 2:11 and 12 (BBE), "For this reason keep it in mind that in the past you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are looked on as being outside the circumcision by those who have circumcision, in the flesh, made by hands; That you were at that time without Christ, being cut off from any part in Israel's rights as a nation, having no part in God's agreement, having no hope, and without God in the world."

As for Hebrews 13:2 (BBE), This doesn't mean that some strangers are angels in disguise. "Take care to keep open house: because in this way some have had angels as their guests, without being conscious of it." This is an admonishment toward hospitality."

If our Lord hasn't come by Thursday, I'll hopefully post about my favourite pastime: radio.