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Today's Reading: Luke 14
Please read Luke 14 and listen to what the Lord Jesus Christ would like to tell you before reading my Spiritual Journal below. If you would like to learn a simple and good way of Daily Devotion method you may click this link directly for the method:Subject Shifting Devotion.pdf.
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- Message: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke 14&version=MSG
- Chinese: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke 14&version=CUV
- NIV: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke 14&version=NIV
- ESV: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke 14&version=ESV
"But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous." Luke 14: 13-14
"But they all alike began to make excuses." Luke 14: 18
"In the same way, any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple." Luke 14: 33
"And anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple."
Luke 14: 27
What I received from Jesus today is wonderful:
1. The Reward of Discipleship: No Reward
The World View of doing something is what kind of reward I will get when I do this thing. The Kingdom View of doing something is intentionally not getting any reward but just GIVE.
2. The Mandate of Discipleship: No Excuse
When you are being invited to God's prepared banquet, don't make any excuse. What are God prepared banquets, let me give some simple examples using Richmond Emmanuel Church. Sunday worship, 15th anniversary thanksgiving concert yesterday at Chan's Centre, prayer meeting every Saturday at 9a.m., Summer Camp this July 1-3, special monthly coaching and training for small group leaders, super groups and small groups, this week's "leadership breakthrough" led by Rev. Dr. Terry Walling, Discipler123 campaign, the 24 hours prayer shield in my Devotion on Fire blog, my two blogs and two podcasts daily... I can say more. But you know how many excuses some people have made when we invited them?! Those are all feast in the kingdom of God prepared by so many people wishing to build up our church into a Family of Jesus. Why so many excuses to Jesus?!
3. The Cost of Discipleship: To Give Up
Jesus says the cost of discipleship is to give up and to carry our own cross so that we can follow Jesus. What are those things you cannot give up and those are your cross. Jesus invites you to nail them on the cross so that you can follow him.
No reward, no excuse and to give up is the mandate and secret to be a true disciple of Jesus. Can you start to follow this mandate of Jesus so that you can be transformed from a World View to His Kingdom View?
Dear Lord Jesus,
Help us not to make any more excuses to you. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.Please click this link to worship with us - You Are My All in All
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