Notes on Luke Ch 3 (from yesterday):
"and the Holy Spirit descended on him in the form of a dove. And a voice from heaven said, ‘You are my beloved son, and I am fully pleased with you.’” (Lk 3-22)
Wow!!! My father in heaven loves me as much as he does his own son. This is exactly what he said to me when I ask him into my heart. He has adopted me into his family.
Coming to Him with my strength never pleased Him. It never fully pleased me or anyone else for that matter. They always needed more & so did I.
Coming to Him in my weakness pleases him fully. And I didn't need to wait. Now I don’t need to please others or worry about what they think. He takes me as I am. That’s enough for Him & me. Together well work out the kinks.
Notes on Luke Ch 4:
“When they heard this, the people in the synagogue were furious.” (Lk 4-28)
When he revealed himself to family & friends as God’s Man, Jesus almost caused a riot.
When I stopped worrying about what others thought of me, stopped trying to act like I thought they wanted me to, stopped striving to meet the world’s standards of success, it made a few people angry. I was no longer a slave to their affections.
I had a new master.
Just like Jesus, they tried to throw me over a cliff by resisting & sabotaging the changes in me. They were testing me to see if it was real. There was pain in this growth. But this pain was ultimately the pathway to peace with the one’s I loved.
Your comments are welcome - SW
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