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Today's Reading: Matthew 4: 12-17
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Bible Study
After two days of listening to Jesus through the temptation passage, we come to a new and fresh start of Jesus. Matthew says, "From that time on Jesus began to preach, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."
N.T. Wright says:
Jesus believed that his contemporaries were going in the wrong direction. They were bent on revolution of the standard kind: military resistance to occupying forces, leading to a take-over of power. Part of the underlying theme of his temptations in the wilderness was the suggestion that he should use his own status, as God's Messiah, to launch some kind of movement that would sweep him to power, privilege and glory.
The problem with all these movements was that they were fighting darkness with darkness, and Israel was called - and Jesus was called - to bring God's light into the world. That's why Matthew hooks up Jesus' early preaching with the prophecy of Isaiah that spoke about people in the dark being dazzled by sudden light, a prophecy which went on to speak about the child to be born, the coming Messiah, through whom God would truly liberate Israel at last.
Are you on the right direction? Have you experienced repentance that you are already in the Kingdom each day? Are you bringing light or darkness to other people?
Have a time to be still and give the Holy Spirit space to speak through the passage of scripture we have just read. Offer this time up to Jesus as you listen to him, while listening to "Gabriel's Oboe"
Spiritual Journal
What I heard from Jesus today is: Follow my lead to a new direction please!
What I received from Jesus is that, first we need to repent, to be baptized, then to be cleansed by the blood of Jesus and be filled by the Holy Spirit each day. Then, we are able to ask others to follow our lead to that new direction to repent, to be baptized and be filled by the Holy spirit each day enjoying the power of His Kingdom and to do His Kingdom ministry by repeating what Jesus says:
Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.
Dear Lord Jesus,
Help us to follow what your experienced and your lead, to be filled by the Holy Spirit and be able to tell other to follow our lead to a new direction to enjoy the power of your Kingdom and be able to do your Kingdom ministry. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
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