And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.
-Luke 9:23
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Hear my prayer O Lord and give ear to my cry and give ear to my cry for I am a Sojourner with You.
-Psalm 39:12
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God Calls Us to See Our Lives in Light of the Death and Resurrection of Christ. This is our larger landscape. This is our larger vision. When suffering enters our lives, when difficulties endanger our discipleship, Peter encourages us to see this larger vision of our risen and ruling Lord.
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The story of the stoning of Stephen -- this story has it all. Care for the poor. Miraculous powers. Murderous threats. Impassioned speech. Glory shining in the heavens and blood flowing on the earth. And somehow, God is ruling amid all these things. But what is God doing?
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Be still and know I'm God. How difficult this is for us to do.
Be still?
But God commands it, yet. God is in control and safeguards his people.
Through our reading in 1 Peter this week we learn:
Our Good Shepherd is our example in suffering… and so much more!
Our Good Shepherd is an example of endurance… and more.
Our Good Shepherd is the example of forgiveness for those who do us wrong… and more.
Sometimes Satan's whisper, “This is beyond fixing!” gets to us. We then retreat from friends and family and, worse, from church. You are not too far gone for God!
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In this week’s lesson from Luke’s Gospel, we hear the story of Jesus joining a couple of His followers on the road to Emmaus. They did not recognize Jesus.
It is not that these travelers were confronted with a case of mistaken identity. Their eyes were kept from recognizing Him. It was not that the Lord Jesus was absent from them. No, He was right there with them on the road, but they were prevented from recognizing Him. They could not see Him for who He is. Jesus remains to them a stranger.
Why?
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The Lord reminds us that it’s in Him that we’ll find satisfaction. When we discharge the idols in our lives we clear the way for focusing on Jesus and His work for us. Philippians 2:14-15
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