April 2
Luke 9:51-10:12
Jesus “resolutely set out for Jerusalem” despite knowing that path led to death. He was willing to do the Father’s will no matter what it cost or where it took him. Similarly, we are called to do God's mission in God's way. The disciples liked the idea of doing God's mission, but they had their own plans of how it should have been done. Notice verse 54 when James and John ask Jesus if he wants them to call down fire from heaven to destroy the town. They wanted to be the original hellfire and brimstone preachers. Their ministry strategy was far from the heart of Jesus. Instead, they were to go with love, compassion, grace, and truth, but not with fire from heaven. God will judge those who reject him, but that is not the role or responsibility of a disciple.
It is critical that we understand the principle of doing God's things in God's ways. Without this, we may find ourselves justifying all sorts of wrong things because of the end we think it will bring. The ends do not justify the means in God's economy. We may need to repent from being distracted from God's mission like those in verses 57- 62. Or we may need to repent of doing what we think God has called us to do but doing it in the wrong way. We need to serve God and serve him in a way that represents his character to the world.
Father God, help me to do your work in your way. Help me to glorify you in what I do and in the way I do it. Amen.
How can you stay focused on doing what God wants and doing it in the way he wants?
Jesus “resolutely set out for Jerusalem” despite knowing that path led to death. He was willing to do the Father’s will no matter what it cost or where it took him. Similarly, we are called to do God's mission in God's way. The disciples liked the idea of doing God's mission, but they had their own plans of how it should have been done. Notice verse 54 when James and John ask Jesus if he wants them to call down fire from heaven to destroy the town. They wanted to be the original hellfire and brimstone preachers. Their ministry strategy was far from the heart of Jesus. Instead, they were to go with love, compassion, grace, and truth, but not with fire from heaven. God will judge those who reject him, but that is not the role or responsibility of a disciple.
It is critical that we understand the principle of doing God's things in God's ways. Without this, we may find ourselves justifying all sorts of wrong things because of the end we think it will bring. The ends do not justify the means in God's economy. We may need to repent from being distracted from God's mission like those in verses 57- 62. Or we may need to repent of doing what we think God has called us to do but doing it in the wrong way. We need to serve God and serve him in a way that represents his character to the world.
Father God, help me to do your work in your way. Help me to glorify you in what I do and in the way I do it. Amen.
How can you stay focused on doing what God wants and doing it in the way he wants?
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