IMPRESSES GOD.
IMPRESSES GOD.
1. Now the contrast that Jesus gives would have been easily recognized to those hearing this parable. A tax collector was as different from a Pharisee as the Pope is from a pimp.
2. Tax collectors were the scum of Jewish society. They were the IRS of the Roman government. They charged exorbitant rates, they skimmed extra money off the top, they would steal candy from a baby, and a welfare check from their own mother. They were considered traitors to the nation of Israel.
3. They were so despised they could not hold public office or even give testimony in Jewish court because their word was considered worthless. The tax collector was to the Pharisee what an outlaw is to the sheriff. This man no doubt was a liar, a cheat, a traitor, a swindler, and a reprobate.
4. But now the story takes a strange twist. The Pharisee tried to impress God, but he didn't. The tax collector did impress God without even trying. Because now we see what really impresses God.
5. Humility impresses God. This tax collector was as humble as the Pharisee was proud. You could see it in his feet. V.13 says, "And the tax collector, standing afar off," Where the Pharisee went to the center of the court of the Jews and stood in the sunshine, the tax collector stood on the outer edges of the court of the Gentiles in the shadows.
6. You could see it in his eyes. We go on to read that he "would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven." The Pharisee was too proud to look up; the tax collector was too ashamed to look up.
7. You could see it in his hands. For we read, "he beat his breast." In effect he was saying, "I know I have a filthy heart."
8. You could hear it in his voice. For he says, "God be merciful to me a sinner!" Well, God heard his prayer, for Jesus said, "I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other." (v.14)
9. A highway to heaven is paved with humility. Now on the outside you would have thought the Pharisee was much closer to God, but on the inside it was the tax collector who was close to God. Because the Bible says in (Ps. 34:18), "The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves such as have a contrite spirit."
10. What impressed God so much was this man was willing to humble himself without waiting on God to do it for him. Did you know that God has a way of humbling you if you don't take the first step of humbling yourself? God delights in exalting the humble, and in humbling the exalted.
11. But the other thing that impresses God is honesty. In the Greek language this man literally said, "Be merciful to me the sinner." The word "merciful" is a Greek word that goes back to the Hebrew word "kippur" which literally mean "atonement." Yom Kippur literally means "the Day of Atonement." The word atonement means, "to cover." What this man really said was this: "I am exposing my heart for what it is--sinful--God will you cover for me?" That's all God needed or wanted to hear.
12. It hit me as I was thinking about this, that there is only one thing worse than being a sinner. The only thing worse than being a sinner is not admitting that you are one! Now the reason why Jesus told this story was to illustrate a principle.
III. LASTLY, LET ME OFFER YOU SOME CLOSING REMARKS.
1. In verse (v.14), listen that what Jesus said about the man who impressed God. "I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be abased, and he who humbles himself will be exalted." (v.14)
2. The Lord Jesus draws a conclusion from this story that shocked his listeners. Remember the Pharisees wore the white hats, the tax collectors wore the black hats. If you had taken a vote in that crowd as to which man was accepted by God, and which man was safely in his kingdom, the Pharisee would have won by a unanimous landslide. But there's only one vote that counts, and that is God's.
3. Now let me bring this parable down to where we live right now. Because there are several applications:
a. First of all, we learn that it is not how you see you, but how God sees you that matters.
b. Secondly, when you see God the way you should see God, then you will see you the way you really are.
c. Finally, mercy is not what God pays you because you tell Him you have earned it. It is what God gives you when you admit to Him that you need it.
ILLUSTRATION
Many years ago a man conned his way into the orchestra of the Emperor of China, although he could not play a single note.
Whenever the group practiced or performed, he would hold his flute against his lips, pretending to play, but not making a sound. For years he received a good salary and enjoyed a comfortable living.
Then one day the Emperor requested a solo from each musician. Well, the flutist got very nervous. There wasn't enough time to learn the instrument. He pretended to be sick, but the royal physician wasn't fooled. On the day of his solo performance, the imposter took poison and killed himself. The explanation of his suicide led to a phrase that found its way into the English language: "He refused to face the music."
4. The way to impress God is simply face the music. You can face the music now and be a part of the heavenly band. Or you can face the music later and be kicked out of the orchestra. When you realize who you are without God, and on a daily moment by moment basis depend on Him to be what you need to be for God, that impresses Him.
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