March 22
Luke 5:12-28
What are your biggest needs? If you could snap your fingers and instantly have a problem fixed, what would be your request? Throughout Jesus’ ministry people came to him with their problems. We see a man in Luke 5 who comes to Jesus with leprosy and is instantly cleansed. We then see a second individual carried on a mat by a group of friends. This paralytic was brought to Jesus so that he could be healed. Jesus heals him, but notice that Jesus points out a bigger issue the man has. His ultimate need is not physical but spiritual, and Jesus is the only one who can cure him of this deep ailment.
As we come to Jesus with our needs, why are we coming to him? We can come to him with our physical and spiritual issues, but do we come to him with our greatest needs? Are we regularly asking God for forgiveness, healed relationships, peace, joy, and the truly significant things of life? Not only are we to take to God the spiritual things of our lives, but we must also converse with others about these things. We can talk to our neighbors about the weather, their pets, and sports teams, but are we also talking about things that are eternally significant? Are we getting to know them in a substantial way where we can point them to Christ? Let us be people who are regularly putting all that we are in front of Christ and bringing others to him as well.
Father God, give me a heart, desires, and priorities that reflect you. Help me to share you with others. Amen.
How can you prioritize truly significant things in your life and in your walk with God?
What are your biggest needs? If you could snap your fingers and instantly have a problem fixed, what would be your request? Throughout Jesus’ ministry people came to him with their problems. We see a man in Luke 5 who comes to Jesus with leprosy and is instantly cleansed. We then see a second individual carried on a mat by a group of friends. This paralytic was brought to Jesus so that he could be healed. Jesus heals him, but notice that Jesus points out a bigger issue the man has. His ultimate need is not physical but spiritual, and Jesus is the only one who can cure him of this deep ailment.
As we come to Jesus with our needs, why are we coming to him? We can come to him with our physical and spiritual issues, but do we come to him with our greatest needs? Are we regularly asking God for forgiveness, healed relationships, peace, joy, and the truly significant things of life? Not only are we to take to God the spiritual things of our lives, but we must also converse with others about these things. We can talk to our neighbors about the weather, their pets, and sports teams, but are we also talking about things that are eternally significant? Are we getting to know them in a substantial way where we can point them to Christ? Let us be people who are regularly putting all that we are in front of Christ and bringing others to him as well.
Father God, give me a heart, desires, and priorities that reflect you. Help me to share you with others. Amen.
How can you prioritize truly significant things in your life and in your walk with God?
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