When Jesus sent His disciples to town to get the donkey on whom he would ride into Jerusalem, He tells them to tell the donkey owner that "He has Need of the Donkey". Apparently this was enough for the owner of the donkey. He immediately releases the donkey. How much he understood about Jesus is not clear, but His response is appropriate. Jesus' request demonstrates His Lordship and ownership of all. In a real sense, Jesus owns everything and anything we have really belongs to Him already. Is there anything in your life that if Jesus said, " I have need of it" you would have a difficulty giving up? You and I must have this same attitude with all of our possessions!" It all belongs to Him and it all must be used for His purposes and His glory.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Friday, March 8, 2013
I ran across this quote on the Southwestern Seminary Website: The quote comes from a pastor in College Station, Texas!
What do you think?
Osborne explained that Jesus’ teaching on eating His flesh and drinking His blood was given to distinguish between true and false disciples. Bringing it to a present-day context, Osborne said, “Let me be clear about something. You are not a disciple because you tithe. You are not a disciple because you go to church … because you clap after a song … because you hold your hand up when you worship … because you weep.”
“You’re a disciple when you understand absolutely who Jesus Christ is, you believe that, (and) you surrender to it. And it doesn’t matter what He says, it doesn’t matter how He says it, it doesn’t matter where He tells you to go, it doesn’t matter how He tells you to go, you are all in. That is a disciple. That is what He’s looking for
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