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title = "Luke 9:46–56"
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date = "2022-12-03"
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### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Lk9.46-56)
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I am convinced these three vignettes are here to tell us how imperfect the
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disciples were. The message that they preached after Jesus's Ascension was not
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meant to show how great they were, but how great Jesus is. We see them being
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selfish, evasive, and vindictive, which is not what you'd expect from the
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people closest to Jesus. Don't forget though, that Judas was a thief, Peter was
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a liar, and the other Simon was likely an insurrectionist.
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Now you might think, "How can anyone be walking and living with Jesus so
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closely and still be so sinful?" To which I reply, "Oh, and how long have you
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been walking with the Lord and still sin every day? More than a few years?" So,
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both pots and kettles are black, and we are no better than the disciples for
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having the vantage of living after they did with God's fully revealed Word.
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* * *
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Show us our hidden faults so that we may confess them to You and repent.
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