Good morning. The disciples prepare what Luke says is the Passover. I have earnestly
desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; for I say to you, I shall never again eat it
until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God. We then have the bread and wine. For indeed, the Son
of Man is going as it has been determined; but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed! It
was a done deal. Everything had been predetermined before the beginning of time. Now we
would not like that – that something that important in our lives had been predetermined, and
we had no say so in what was to happen. (now Jesus could have refused; but He could not
change any one thing because the Scriptures had to be fulfilled.) Here Jesus is about to go
through horrible suffering and death and what do His disciples do – there arose a dispute
among them as to which one of them was regarded to be the greatest. You are those who have
stood by Me in My trials; and just as My Father has granted Me a kingdom, I grant you that you
may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the 12 tribes
of Israel. As usual, they are thinking of earthly things; while He is speaking of heavenly ones. It
is easy to condemn them; but how many of us when we are in a similar situation think just like
they do? Father thank You that we can choose what to do in our lives - we choose to do Your
will! Thank You that the reader so chooses. Help him/her to gain insight into what he/she should do with his/her life.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God

  Good morning. While Jesus was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name, observing His signs which He was doing. Jesus was not entrusting Himself to them, for He knew all men. Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. It doesn’t say, but I assume it is still during this time of the Passover. This man came to Jesus by night. Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do the signs that You do unless God is with him. It just said that the people believed in His name because of the signs He was doing; yet it does not say what those signs were. Unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God. That is why unbelievers cannot tell what is of the kingdom of God and what is not – they’re not born again. Nicodemus doesn’t have a clue. How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born, can he? Unless one is born of water and the Spirit ...
Read more

And they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pain and their sores; and they did not repent of their deeds

  Good morning. And men repented, right? And they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pain and their sores; and they did not repent of their deeds. The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates; and the water was dried up, so that the way would be prepared for the kings from the east. Previously, the 6th angel blew his trumpet and told them to release the four angels at the river Euphrates so that the army of 200 million could cross over. Back to the bowl: and I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs; for they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them together for the war of the great Day of God, the Almighty. Father continue to bring blessings upon the reader and his/her family every day  of their lives.
Read more

So the other disciple who had first come to the tomb then also entered, and he saw and believed

  Good morning. We left John at the entrance of the tomb, stooping and looking in. “Shy” Peter then arrives following John, and enters the tomb; and he saw the linen wrappings lying there. So the other disciple, John, who had first come to the tomb then also entered, and he saw and believed. It does not say whether or not Peter believed. For as yet they did not understand the scripture, that He must rise again from the dead. So the disciples went away again to their own homes. I’m not exactly sure what it means by their own homes. They were originally from Galilee and would not have had homes in Jerusalem. Perhaps it means the homes where they were staying while in Jerusalem. Apparently, they were not staying in the upper room, or it would have said so. But Mary was standing outside the tomb weeping; and so, as she wept, she stooped (just like John) and looked into the tomb. She saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been l...
Read more