[Linux4christians] Friday – Read Luke 11-12:12

[Pastor David]

*Friday – Read Luke 11-12:12*

	*Commentary*

	Jesus was praying and His disciples asked Him for guidance 
as to their prayers.  He offered
	them a brief outline then followed with an encouragement to 
pray with assertiveness.
	Verses 11:6 and 11:13  indicate ones prayer requests must 
be for good as defined by God.

	Jesus is again accused of fighting demons as a fellow demon 
to which He replies that He
	overpowers them with “... the finger of God” and that when 
He does so the Kingdom of
	God is already present – having invaded the temporary realm 
of Satan as the Prince of
	this world.  He also reminds them that there are only two 
sides in the spiritual battle –
	and He is the stronger One who wins and Who captures what 
the enemy once claimed as
	his.

	Jesus reminds that merely casting out a demon is 
insufficient as he will return with more,
	one must welcome God to fill the spiritual vacuum.  In 
11:27-28 He clarifies this with an
	instruction to hear the Word of God and to obey it.

	Jesus again prophesies His Jonah-like death and 
resurrection, then reminds that when
	Solomon was king the “Queen of Sheeba” traveled a long way 
for God's wisdom and even
	Ninevah repented when confronted with truth – their 
testimony will be contrasted with
	those who reject Jesus.

	Jesus reminds that physical and spiritual light are to be 
shared -- then He challenges the
	religious leaders – informing them that God would hold them 
accountable for killing and
	persecuting the prophets in the past because they now claim 
to speak for God yet reject
	Jesus.

	In 12:1-12 Jesus warns his disciples to fear God and not 
man, to realize that they are
	highly valued by God, that a persistent rejection of Jesus 
blasphemes the testimony of
	Lordship and salvation from the Holy Spirit and guarantees 
Hell, and finally to allow the
	Holy Spirit to give them strength and wisdom when 
confronted by the corrupt religious
	leaders.

	*Discussion & Reflection - Keeping it Real*

	Reflect upon the prayers you raise to God.  Do they reflect 
the prayer-content and
	priorities of Jesus?

	Do we pursue truth like the Queen and respond to truth like 
the Ninevites?

	*Truth in Action*
	
	Today I will pray like Jesus, seek a hard answer, and 
respond appropriately.  I choose to
	make my prayer genuine and risky and to exercise maximum 
faith when God answers.

	*Be Specific* 
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Have an http://Ultrafidian.com Day!  Pastor David
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