As Sent Ones, disciples intentionally immerse themselves in a relationship with God through prayer…
to imitate Jesus
Week 6 of Lent
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, we are sheep of Jesus, the Good Shepherd. Blessed is He who came in the name of the Lord! As part of His flock, we know that He laid down His life for us and enables us to hear His voice still today.
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.