He…said to them, "Behold, we are going up to
Jerusalem…" —Luke 18:31
“Jerusalem, in the life of our Lord, represents the place
where He reached the culmination of His Father’s will. Jesus said, “I do not
seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me” (John 5:30). Seeking
to do “the will of the Father” was the one dominating concern throughout our
Lord’s life. And whatever He encountered along the way, whether joy or sorrow,
success or failure, He was never deterred from that purpose. “…He steadfastly
set His face to go to Jerusalem…” (Luke 9:51). The greatest thing for us to
remember is that we go up to Jerusalem to fulfill God’s purpose, not our own.
In the natural life our ambitions are our own, but in the Christian life we
have no goals of our own. We talk so much today about our decisions for Christ,
our determination to be Christians, and our decisions for this and that, but in
the New Testament the only aspect that is brought out is the compelling purpose
of God. “You did not choose Me, but I chose you…” (John 15:16).” CHAMBERS
What are the most important considerations in deciding if you will do
something. For many Christians, it is
affordability and convenience. What will
it cost me and how will it impact my life. Seeking to do the will of the Father means to
act in obedience to Him in spite of the cots and the convenience. To consider anything except obedience is to
place yourself ahead of God. To say, “I
want to live the Christian life, but it must fit it with my natural life”. Jesus said that if anyone follows Me, he must pick up his
cross, daily … he must decide to make what he wants less and what the Father
wants more … and then follow Me .. live the life that I lived .. have the
priorities that I have … be like Me. (Matthew
16:24) When I encourage people to go
to Haiti .. many say they would love to, but have to check a couple things …
right .. affordability and convenience … the real question is .. what is God
telling you to do … not me … If God is saying go to Haiti, then you need to go
to Haiti … Where God guides He provides.
I am certain that you can come up with all kinds of reasons why someone
should wait .. I didn’t say they should not wait for God’s timing .. I am
saying they should not say “no” to God. What
is He saying to you? And how did you
answer? ELGIN
“Yes Lord yes to your will and to your way. Yes, Lord yes, I will trust you and
obey. When your Spirit speaks to me with
my whole heart I’ll agree and I will answer Yes Lord Yes!”
Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)
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