For a lot of you, today's reading may have hit a tender spot, because Jesus touches on something

that's really personal.

One of the things this shows us is that there's no area of our lives that is untouched by God,

no space he's restricted from or inactive in or that he doesn't care about and have plans

for.

That's one of the things about sovereignty.

It knows no bounds.

Sovereign means over all.

So when Jesus launches out with a sermon on divorce, some of you may have felt yourselves

tense up.

It's okay.

He can be trusted.

And if you read through his words and found that you didn't live up to them somehow, welcome

to the club.

The club is called Humanity because that's all of us.

We all fall short of Jesus' teachings, which is why he came to pay for our sins because

he knows we're not going to nail it.

He doesn't just pay for our sins, he takes our shame.

Romans 8.1 says there is therefore now no condemnation for those who were in Christ Jesus.

So if you read through his teaching on divorce and felt ashamed, that is not what God speaks

over you.

That's either a lie from the enemy or a lie from the pride of your own flesh.

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