From 9407229240a948627c3f947d3ce6f972eddbedf5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lyle Mantooth Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2023 10:00:40 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Luke 22:24-30 --- content/bible_journal/luke_22:24-30.md | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/bible_journal/luke_22:24-30.md diff --git a/content/bible_journal/luke_22:24-30.md b/content/bible_journal/luke_22:24-30.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..11c67d3 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/bible_journal/luke_22:24-30.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ ++++ +title = "Luke 22:23–30" +date = "2023-02-06" ++++ + +### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Lk22.23-30) + +No, that's not a mistake: I've included verse 23 in today's entry again. I +think it gives a big clue into how this argument came about. Imagine with me: +Jesus has just said one of them will betray Him, so now they're in a real life +Among Us situation. All of the disciples are looking at each other, wondering +which one of them is the Betrayer. Some go so far as to ask Jesus if it's +themselves, including Judas, funnily enough. Jesus even lets Judas know He +knows it's him (_Matt. 26:25_), and tells him to be about it. Judas slips away +into the night, and none of the others notice this exchange at all. (_John +13:26–28_) + +Instead, they're all trying to prove they would never betray Jesus to their +fellows. "I love Jesus _more_." "Well, _I've_ been with him the longest!" "No, +He called _me_ first!" It's so funny how these guys have been with Jesus for +_years_ and still don't really get what He's about. Supposedly, they've even +had this conversation before, when James and John's mother tried to get them +special positions in God's kingdom. It's easy to feel superior, but whenever +you see someone acting the fool in the Bible, watch yourself. You're just as +sinful as they were, and just as prone to wandering from perfect righteousness. + +Jesus lets them know again that servants are leaders and leaders are servants +in God's kingdom. Earthly kings might call themselves "Benefactor", but that +doesn't mean they really do good to those under them. In contrast, Jesus has +come as a servant, and He says He will give kingdoms to those there who have +stayed with Him. + +* * * + +You alone are the greatest, and everything we are and have has only come from +You.