March 30 2019

Steadfast

Now it came to pass, when the time had come for Him to be received up, that He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem. Luke 9:51
Jesus knew what was ahead of Him in Jerusalem.  
He knew He would be handed over to be crucified and yet we are told that “He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem.”  
There are times in our lives when we face difficult things.  
It is the nature of the life we live while here on the earth.  
The question is not whether we will face difficult things, but rather, how we will face difficult things.  In difficult situations we need to “steadfastly set our face to go.”  
Going in the other direction or sticking our heads in the sand won’t help the situation to be any less difficult and will actually complicate matters.  
We are called to face situations head on and in the strength of Jesus.  
We can take those situations to Jesus; 
He has been there and knows what we are dealing with and what we need!
Question for Discussion
Are you facing any difficult situations right now that you need to be steadfast in, in the strength of Jesus?

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March 29 2019

Who Do You Say He Is?

And it happened, as He was alone praying, that His disciples joined Him, and He asked them, saying, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” So they answered and said, “John the Baptist, but some say Elijah; and others say that one of the old prophets has risen again.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered and said, “The Christ of God.” Luke 9:18-20

Jesus asked the disciples who the people said He was.  
But at the end of the day, what was really important to Him was the second question, 
“But who do you say that I am?”  I
t doesn’t matter who the crowds say that Jesus is.  
Today, Jesus wants to know who you and I say He is.  
It is a personal relationship and therefore a personal question.  
Who do you say that Jesus is today?
Question for Discussion
Who do you say that Jesus is today?

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March 28 2019

It’s Not Dead Until Jesus Says It’s Dead

But when Jesus heard it, He answered him, saying, “Do not be afraid; only believe, and she will be made well.” When He came into the house, He permitted no one to go in except Peter, James, and John, and the father and mother of the girl. Now all wept and mourned for her; but He said, “Do not weep; she is not dead, but sleeping.” And they ridiculed Him, knowing that she was dead. But He put them all outside, took her by the hand and called, saying, “Little girl, arise.” Then her spirit returned, and she arose immediately. And He commanded that she be given something to eat.
Luke 8:50-54

Jesus knew the girl was not yet dead and He assured the people.  
Yet the people ridiculed Him, “knowing that she was dead.”  
Often we move with what we “know” to be true, rather than what is “actually” true in our lives.  
We often believe that things are over and done with because of what things look like in the natural, rather than seeking Jesus to show us what things are actually like in the supernatural.  
Fact is what we see; truth is what Jesus tells us.  
The people looked at the facts, they didn’t believe the truth that Jesus spoke into their lives and the truth that He was about to speak into the life of this little girl. 
But when He spoke the truth, the facts changed.  
It’s not dead until Jesus says it’s dead.  
What facts do you currently believe?  
What truth do you need Jesus to speak into your life today? 
What have you declared dead that Jesus says is only sleeping?  
Will you ridicule Jesus like the people, or will you go willingly into the room like Peter, James, John and the parents while Jesus declares life into your “dead” situation? 
It’s not dead until Jesus says it’s dead!
Question for Discussion
What have you declared dead that Jesus says is only sleeping?

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