As Sent Ones, disciples intentionally
immerse themselves in a relationship with
God through prayer… to imitate Jesus
Your Biblical Identity in Christ
John 12:12-19
Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King
12 The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. 13 They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting,
“Hosanna!”
“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”
“Blessed is the king of Israel!”
14 Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written:
15 “Do not be afraid, Daughter Zion;
see, your king is coming,
seated on a donkey’s colt.”
16 At first his disciples did not understand all this. Only after Jesus was glorified did they realize that these things had been written about him and that these things had been done to him.
17 Now the crowd that was with him when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to spread the word. 18 Many people, because they had heard that he had performed this sign, went out to meet him. 19 So the Pharisees said to one another, “See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him!”
• In Christ, I am a sheep of Jesus, the Good Shepherd. Blessed is He who came in the name of the Lord! As part of His flock, I know that He laid down His life for me and enables me to hear His voice still today.
Pondering Point
God doesn’t need us to grasp what He’s doing in order to accomplish His work. Faith without understanding can be inspired – similar to faith like a child Jesus describes in Luke 18:17. And yet, understanding without faith could be a definition of uninspired, meaning “without the Holy Spirit.” Let’s be all for understanding when possible. That said, let’s not let a lack of understanding become an obstruction to faith.
Prayer
Father God, while I long to understand many things, let it not stand in the way of my faith in Jesus as Lord and You as my Father. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
Matthew 28:5-10
The
Great Sending
Word of the Day
Matthew 28:5-10
5 The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6 He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”
8 So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9 Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. 10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.”