06-28-2020, 01:29 PM
*CAC LIVING WATER*
*DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE*
*Sunday, June 28, 2020*
*TOPIC:*BEING MINDFUL OF THE THINGS OF GOD*
*Read Mark 8:31-33*
*MEMORISE: _But when He had turned around and looked at His disciples, He rebuked Peter, saying, "Get behind Me, Satan! For you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men"_ (Mark 8:33)*
*EXPOSITION*
Jesus, at this time in His ministry, had His face completely turned toward the Cross. He started preparing His disciples for the Cross and His eventual resurrection.
He was also preparing them to understand that He did not come to be king on the earth, which was the common belief and erroneous messianic expectation among the Jews. Jesus knew that His disciples needed more teaching about the work He would accomplish through His death and resurrection so that they would have full information about what He came to do.
Peter was not considering God's purposes, but only his own natural feelings and desires. He wanted Christ to be king, but not the suffering servant prophesied in Isaiah 53. He was ready to receive the honour of following the Messiah, but not partaking in His persecution.
The Christian life is not a paved road to wealth and ease. It often involves hard work, persecution, deprivation and deep suffering. Because our lives are hidden with Christ in heaven, we must set our minds on, and let our attitude be determined by the things above.
We must value, judge, view, and consider everything from the God-centred, eternal and heavenly perspective. Our goals, pursuits, and ambitions should be to seek Christ's things *(Col. 3:1-4)*. Setting our hearts on things above means striving to put heaven's priorities into daily practice, concentrating on the eternal rather than the temporal. We can only be mindful of the things of God, when we humbly submit to what is revealed in His Word.
*PRAYER POINTS*
1. Lord Jesus, help me to be mindful of Your things rather than those of the world.
2. Grant me the grace to consider everything from the eternal and heavenly perspective, O Lord Jesus.
3. Pray for the fear of the Lord to fill the hearts of our people in politics at all levels.
*EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: 2 Chronicles 9 - 11 & 2 Thessalonians 1*
*Author: C.A.C WORLDWIDE*
Jesus is Lord
*May we encounter God as we worship him in Jesus name.Amen.............Shalom
*DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE*
*Sunday, June 28, 2020*
*TOPIC:*BEING MINDFUL OF THE THINGS OF GOD*
*Read Mark 8:31-33*
*MEMORISE: _But when He had turned around and looked at His disciples, He rebuked Peter, saying, "Get behind Me, Satan! For you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men"_ (Mark 8:33)*
*EXPOSITION*
Jesus, at this time in His ministry, had His face completely turned toward the Cross. He started preparing His disciples for the Cross and His eventual resurrection.
He was also preparing them to understand that He did not come to be king on the earth, which was the common belief and erroneous messianic expectation among the Jews. Jesus knew that His disciples needed more teaching about the work He would accomplish through His death and resurrection so that they would have full information about what He came to do.
Peter was not considering God's purposes, but only his own natural feelings and desires. He wanted Christ to be king, but not the suffering servant prophesied in Isaiah 53. He was ready to receive the honour of following the Messiah, but not partaking in His persecution.
The Christian life is not a paved road to wealth and ease. It often involves hard work, persecution, deprivation and deep suffering. Because our lives are hidden with Christ in heaven, we must set our minds on, and let our attitude be determined by the things above.
We must value, judge, view, and consider everything from the God-centred, eternal and heavenly perspective. Our goals, pursuits, and ambitions should be to seek Christ's things *(Col. 3:1-4)*. Setting our hearts on things above means striving to put heaven's priorities into daily practice, concentrating on the eternal rather than the temporal. We can only be mindful of the things of God, when we humbly submit to what is revealed in His Word.
*PRAYER POINTS*
1. Lord Jesus, help me to be mindful of Your things rather than those of the world.
2. Grant me the grace to consider everything from the eternal and heavenly perspective, O Lord Jesus.
3. Pray for the fear of the Lord to fill the hearts of our people in politics at all levels.
*EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: 2 Chronicles 9 - 11 & 2 Thessalonians 1*
*Author: C.A.C WORLDWIDE*
Jesus is Lord
*May we encounter God as we worship him in Jesus name.Amen.............Shalom