Presenting ...
... a weekly letter of encouragement.
Singapore
May 24, 1995
Good Morning!
QUESTION: ARE WE INCLINED TO DICTATE THE WILL OF
GOD TO GOD?
The Disciples had this problem:
The twelve disciples tell Jesus to get rid of the wearisome
multitudes:
"And when it was evening, the disciples came to Him, saying,
'The place is desolate, and the time is already past; SO SEND
THE MULTITUDES AWAY, THAT THEY MAY GO INTO THE VILLAGES AND
BUY FOOD FOR THEMSELVES.
BUT JESUS SAID..."+
The disciples, instruct Christ to free themselves of a
woman clamoring for the healing of her daughter:
"...His disciples came to Him and kept asking Him, saying,
'SEND HER AWAY, FOR SHE IS SHOUTING AFTER US.'
BUT (JESUS) ANSWERED AND SAID..."+
Peter tells Christ he will not allow Him to go
to the cross:
"GOD FORBID IT, LORD! THIS SHALL NEVER HAPPEN TO YOU
BUT (JESUS) TURNED AND SAID..."+
In each instance, the disciples, in telling Jesus what He should
do, were opting for personal comfort over sacrificial
love. Finally, on the heels of the third exchange, Christ
reminds them,
"If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny
himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.
For whoever wishes to save his life shall lose it; but whoever
loses his life for My sake shall find it."+
QUESTION: Is it possible that we, like the disciples,
when faced with the choice between personal comfort and
sacrificial service, tend to selfishly choose personal
comfort, EVEN TO THE POINT OF PRESCRIBING THE WILL OF
GOD TO JESUS CHRIST?
My prayer is that you are having a great week!
Dwight Hill
+Matthew 14:14,15;15:23, 24;16:22-25
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