Luke 9:18 – 10:42
September 01, 2012
Don't look back → look forward. Luke 9:62 - "Anyone who begins to plow a field but keeps looking back is of no use in the kingdom of God."
There cannot be a NEW BEGINNING if you keep looking back. Lot and his family were to have a new beginning, but Lot's wife looked back and she became "of no use." Jesus, (in Luke 9:51) "was determined to go" to Jerusalem. The KJV says, "he steadfastly set his face to go." The NIV says it this way, "(He) resolutely set out for Jerusalem." He was not looking back, He was moving forward.
Jesus says, "I am sending you out." (Luke 10:3) We can't go if we are looking back. Luke 9:23–25 - "If people want to follow me, they must give up the things they want. They must be willing to give up their lives daily to follow me. Those who want to save their lives will give up true life. But those who give up their lives for me will have true life. It is worth nothing for them to have the whole world if they themselves are destroyed or lost."
Leaving what is behind → not looking back → moving forward. No ifs, ands, or buts about it. Jesus said, "Follow me!" Don't look back ("but... let me bury my father; but... first let me say good-by"). No buts! GO! DO! Do not look back. Look (and move) forward.
Another piece in the progression of the NEW BEGINNING. No looking back. Do not spend any time paying attention to what they (my sister and brother-in-law) do or do not do. Purge your home of all the lawsuit files. I'm sending you out. You have a role to play. Get ready! Look forward. Don't look back.
Luke 9:43 - "All the people were amazed at the great power of God."
Addendum: 1/28/16 ~ Whenever I awake during the night I quote scriptures. It is almost always either Psalm 1, Psalm 8, Psalm 150, or Psalm 140. All chapters Jane (Her Name Was Jane) told us to read. Last night as I was quoting Psalm 140, one verse just kept resonating in my mind. I repeated it over and over. "I know the Lord secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy." Secures justice! The LORD is the One who secures justice!!
Next Entry: Luke 11:1–54
September 01, 2012
Don't look back → look forward. Luke 9:62 - "Anyone who begins to plow a field but keeps looking back is of no use in the kingdom of God."
There cannot be a NEW BEGINNING if you keep looking back. Lot and his family were to have a new beginning, but Lot's wife looked back and she became "of no use." Jesus, (in Luke 9:51) "was determined to go" to Jerusalem. The KJV says, "he steadfastly set his face to go." The NIV says it this way, "(He) resolutely set out for Jerusalem." He was not looking back, He was moving forward.
Jesus says, "I am sending you out." (Luke 10:3) We can't go if we are looking back. Luke 9:23–25 - "If people want to follow me, they must give up the things they want. They must be willing to give up their lives daily to follow me. Those who want to save their lives will give up true life. But those who give up their lives for me will have true life. It is worth nothing for them to have the whole world if they themselves are destroyed or lost."
Leaving what is behind → not looking back → moving forward. No ifs, ands, or buts about it. Jesus said, "Follow me!" Don't look back ("but... let me bury my father; but... first let me say good-by"). No buts! GO! DO! Do not look back. Look (and move) forward.
Another piece in the progression of the NEW BEGINNING. No looking back. Do not spend any time paying attention to what they (my sister and brother-in-law) do or do not do. Purge your home of all the lawsuit files. I'm sending you out. You have a role to play. Get ready! Look forward. Don't look back.
Luke 9:43 - "All the people were amazed at the great power of God."
Addendum: 1/28/16 ~ Whenever I awake during the night I quote scriptures. It is almost always either Psalm 1, Psalm 8, Psalm 150, or Psalm 140. All chapters Jane (Her Name Was Jane) told us to read. Last night as I was quoting Psalm 140, one verse just kept resonating in my mind. I repeated it over and over. "I know the Lord secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy." Secures justice! The LORD is the One who secures justice!!
Secure—To make safe, protect, as to secure a treasure; to make fast, as to secure a boat to a dock; to gain possession of, as to secure a health certificate. – adj. Free from danger, safe, protected; confident. ~ From Webster's New American Dictionary
Secure—adj. 1. safe against loss, attack, escape, etc.: a secure hiding place. 2. sure; certain; that can be counted on: our victory is secure. 3. free from care or fear: a secure old age. 4. firmly fastened; not liable to give way: the boards of this bridge do not look secure. – v. 1. make safe; protect. 2. make a creditor sure of payment, as by a mortgage or bond. 3. make oneself safe; be safe. 4. make (something) sure or certain. 5. make firm or fast: secure the locks on the window. 6. get; obtain: secure your tickets early. [se- free from + cura care. Doublet of SURE.] Synonyms - adj. 1. guarded, protected, impregnable, unassailable. 2. assured. 3. confident. 4. fast, firm, stable, immovable. -v. 1. guard, defend, shield. 4. assure, insure. 5. fasten, tie, moor. 6. acquire, procure. ~ From Thorndike-Barnhart DictionaryWow! THAT is God's promise to us, and we believe Him. The LORD—HE is the One!
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