From bd07b68fb7064178e72a0f4ffcc354a62823c0f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lyle Mantooth Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2022 16:23:28 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Luke 9:46-56 --- content/bible_journal/luke_9:46-56.md | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/bible_journal/luke_9:46-56.md diff --git a/content/bible_journal/luke_9:46-56.md b/content/bible_journal/luke_9:46-56.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..04b134e --- /dev/null +++ b/content/bible_journal/luke_9:46-56.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ ++++ +title = "Luke 9:46–56" +date = "2022-12-03" ++++ + +### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Lk9.46-56) + +I am convinced these three vignettes are here to tell us how imperfect the +disciples were. The message that they preached after Jesus's Ascension was not +meant to show how great they were, but how great Jesus is. We see them being +selfish, evasive, and vindictive, which is not what you'd expect from the +people closest to Jesus. Don't forget though, that Judas was a thief, Peter was +a liar, and the other Simon was likely an insurrectionist. + +Now you might think, "How can anyone be walking and living with Jesus so +closely and still be so sinful?" To which I reply, "Oh, and how long have you +been walking with the Lord and still sin every day? More than a few years?" So, +both pots and kettles are black, and we are no better than the disciples for +having the vantage of living after they did with God's fully revealed Word. + +* * * + +Show us our hidden faults so that we may confess them to You and repent.