Experiencing God Day By Day
Devotion for Sunday , November 08, 2009 |
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Grow closer to God all year long! Building on the
concepts in Henry Blackaby's bestseller and
companion workbook, this devotional features a
daily Bible verse and insightful meditation to
reveal God's purposes and ways. Seize the
opportunity---discern where God is working in your
community and become part of his mission to a
broken world! B&H Publishing Group, Copyright 1998. |
Steadfast in Your Resolve
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
It is easy to become distracted in the Christian life! The moment you understand what God wants you to do, it will seem as though everyone around you requires your time and attention! When the time came for Jesus to go to the cross, He "set His face" toward Jerusalem, so that nothing would prevent Him from accomplishing His Father's will. So obvious was His resolve to go to Jerusalem that the Samaritans, who hated the Jews, rejected Him because they recognized that He was a Jew traveling through their village to the hated city of Jerusalem.
Jesus determined not to digress from His mission, but He took time to minister to many people along His way. He sent out seventy disciples into the surrounding towns (Luke 10:1). He healed lepers (Luke 17:11-19). He cured a man of dropsy (Luke 14:1-4). He brought salvation to the home of Zacchaeus (Luke I9:1-10). He continued to teach His disciples (Luke 15:1-32). Jesus did not refuse to minister to others as He went to Calvary, but ultimately He refused to be deterred from His Father's will.
If you know what God wants you to do, set your sights resolutely toward that goal with full determination to accomplish it (Prov. 4:25). Beware of becoming so sidetracked by the opportunities around you that you lose sight of God's ultimate goal for you. Do not succumb to the temptation to delay your obedience or to discard it altogether. Once you have received a clear assignment from God, your response should be unwavering obedience.
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