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Luke 21:20–38

5/4/2012

 
Click here to ready today's passage on Bible Gateway.

Just a quick quote today:

"We must keep watch, stand fast, and trust God’s timing with the reassurance that one day our deliverance will surely come. Events may be painful, for even our families may oppose us and hostility can reach the limit. Whether we think of Stephen in Acts 7 or Jim Elliott in South America, commitment to Jesus throughout the centuries has occasionally led to intense opposition and even to the sacrifice of the most basic of gifts, that of life. Christ’s followers need to have resolve to endure, a resolve that grows in the face of the assurance that God will indeed do what he has promised. He will vindicate his children. Thus, we must continue to walk with trust. Trust means continuing to hope in what we cannot see (Heb. 11:1). Yet even though we cannot see it, we can see Jesus, the author and defender of our faith, who promises that one day he will return for us in great power and glory. So looking to him, we serve and wait with great expectations." [1] (bolding mine)

We can trust and have faith because it is GOD that we trust in.  It doesn't have to do with the amount of our faith, but WHO we place it in

[1] Darrell L. Bock, The NIV Application Commentary: Luke (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1996), 542-43.
Andrei
5/4/2012 10:19:51 pm

Pastor Greg, are the bold lines your additions? I really like those sentences because they support the text's message powerfully.

Verse 34 held my attention while I was reading: “But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a trap."

This made me think about situations in all of our lives that require attention, stress, and worry. I was just thinking about how we should practically keep this message in mind while addressing these situations. Two days ago I was in the midst of writing a paper that felt like it took over my soul because it was so nerve-wracking. I was trying to keep my experience in perspective, reminding myself that I had Jesus on my side, so no matter what the outcome was of the paper, this was one small battle I had in pressing on towards Christ and the war was already won. But, it was still difficult, naturally; roflcopter.

Yeah so I was just wondering about these issues after reading the passage and the commentary for today.

Greg
5/5/2012 07:37:30 am

Sorry! I should probably be more clear: the bolding is where I have added emphasis. It is in the original text, but I wanted to emphasize those parts particularly. I should probably put "emphasis mine" from now on to avoid confusion.

Good thoughts. There are definitely times that the cares of the world feel like they are literally weighing us down. Getting eternal perspective doesn't necessarily mean that all of those feelings go away right away, but that we realize that God is victorious and have faith in that, placing our identity in that instead of our circumstances. Thanks again for the good thoughts.


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