Discipleship Point

A Resurrection Testimony

From the Apostles’ Creed:
I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son our Lord, who was
crucified, died, and was buried; He descended into hell;
the third day he rose again from the dead.

Hebrews 5:7, 11-14

During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission… We have much to say about this, but it is hard to make it clear to you because you no longer try to understand. In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food! Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.

Maturing is part of the Christian walk, putting ourselves at the feet of Jesus and His Word so that we can be trained to distinguish good from evil. Let us, as the Lenten song cries, “learn from Jesus Christ to pray.” And while we are at it, let’s learn from Him how to reverently submit to God’s will (Hebrews 5:7) and how to love one another (John 13:34).

John 13:34

34 “A new command I [Jesus] give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another."

Discipleship Prayer

Lord Jesus, I pray that I can be trained by Your Word, moving beyond milk to solid foods, able to use the truths of Your teachings to distinguish good from evil; let me grow in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Micro-Meditation Scripture

Psalm 27:7-14

7 Hear my voice when I call, LORD;
be merciful to me and answer me.
8 My heart says of you, “Seek his face!”
Your face, LORD, I will seek.
9 Do not hide your face from me,
do not turn your servant away in anger;
you have been my helper.
Do not reject me or forsake me, God my Savior.
10 Though my father and mother forsake me,
the LORD will receive me.
11 Teach me your way, LORD;
lead me in a straight path because of my oppressors.
12 Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes,
for false witnesses rise up against me,
spouting malicious accusations.
13 I remain confident of this:
I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
14 Wait for the LORD;
be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.

Micro-Meditation
Teaching or Command of God

2 Thessalonians 1:11

We constantly pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness and your every deed prompted by faith.