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Christ
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Thursday, February 21, 2013 I Bring Division
Page 200-201 Luke 12: 49-59
In today’s passage, Jesus adds
another dimension to his call for steadfast loyalty to the Kingdom of God.
Jesus knows that as much as God, our Father wants us to live in the light of
his love, there are forces of evil that want God’s people to live in fear. This
force of evil comes to kill, steal and destroy God’s Kingdom and God’s people.
As Jesus moved closer to Jerusalem, he could sense that the great cosmic battle
between good and evil was intensifying, and he was at the very center of the
battle. The battle reached its climax on Golgotha’s hill where Jesus was
crucified.
Jesus is frustrated because the
people are only superficial in their vision of the times. Jesus wants the
people to step back and look at the big picture. Israel is oppressed by the
Romans; they have a self-absorbed, immoral King; their priests are hypocrites;
and the Pharisees are more interested in protecting their power and influence
than seeking truth. In the midst of those leading Israel to total degradation,
there is an itinerate Prophet, healing the sick, casting out demons, and
proclaiming the Kingdom of God. Jesus wants the people to wake up and choose
where they will invest their loyalties, and Jesus is quite blunt; there will be
causalities on both sides of the battle.
Today, with 20/20 hindsight, we
know Jesus’ warnings were fulfilled. The epic battle led to the crucifixion of
Jesus and the rebel rousers finally led Israel into the total destruction of
Jerusalem. However, the Resurrection of Jesus brought victory over the forces
of evil, and his Kingdom continues to advance. His people, in every generation,
are called to interpret the signs of the times and in the midst of the
continuing conflict between good and evil, stand firm for the Kingdom of God.
As you interpret the signs of the
times, what are the issues pressing against your nation, your community, and
your church? How are your leaders responding to these issues? How are you
responding?
Listen carefully. Which do you
hear Jesus saying?
‘Well done my good and faithful servants.”
Or
“You fools! You know how to interpret the weather signs of the earth
and sky, but you don’t know how to interpret the present times.”
Luke 12:56
Sē’lah
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What word or phrase
in today’s reading attracts your attention?
Reflect on that word
or phrase.
What insights come to
you?
How does this passage
touch your life today?
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(Selah is a word that appears in the
Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my
correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about
these things.)
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The Story of My Life as told by Jesus
Christ
(Seed Sowers Christian
Book Publishing House. http://www.seedsowers.com/)
Friday, February 22, 2013 Repent. Fruitless Fig Tree
Page 201 Luke 13: 1-9
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