Luke 9:44 KJV
Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.
Jesus had just healed the boy with the devil. His disciples had attempted and failed in the same, so that a greater contrast was made when Christ, without effort, rebuked the unclean spirit and it left. The people were amazed and glowing with praises toward Jesus.
But Jesus softened those praises in the ears of His disciples and told them to let those words He was about to say sink down deeply into them. He then proceeded to speak about His death.
People are very often anxious to hear stories of great miracles, hoping for something similar in their case. This world has such trouble that nearly everybody has some miracle they would like to see. The greater accomplishments a man has in his life only means the miracles he hopes for are that much greater. A man who has little could praise God for fifty dollars to buy gas to get to work; the President of our country looks for a peace treaty between nations. The point is, those are all secondary to the truth of the gospel.
Sometimes wonderful things happen and the fifty dollars is found or the treaty is signed. But sometimes all that falls through. But every time and all the time the truth of the death burial and resurrection applies.
• If we live for the other we will be often disillusioned
• If we focus on the gospel we will never be let down
Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.
Jesus had just healed the boy with the devil. His disciples had attempted and failed in the same, so that a greater contrast was made when Christ, without effort, rebuked the unclean spirit and it left. The people were amazed and glowing with praises toward Jesus.
But Jesus softened those praises in the ears of His disciples and told them to let those words He was about to say sink down deeply into them. He then proceeded to speak about His death.
People are very often anxious to hear stories of great miracles, hoping for something similar in their case. This world has such trouble that nearly everybody has some miracle they would like to see. The greater accomplishments a man has in his life only means the miracles he hopes for are that much greater. A man who has little could praise God for fifty dollars to buy gas to get to work; the President of our country looks for a peace treaty between nations. The point is, those are all secondary to the truth of the gospel.
Sometimes wonderful things happen and the fifty dollars is found or the treaty is signed. But sometimes all that falls through. But every time and all the time the truth of the death burial and resurrection applies.
• If we live for the other we will be often disillusioned
• If we focus on the gospel we will never be let down
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