Matthew 13:57
So they were offended at Him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house.”
Amos 6:3-6 (The Message)
Woe to you who are rushing headlong to disaster!
Catastrophe is just around the corner!
Woe to those who live in luxury
and expect everyone else to serve them!
Woe to those who live only for today,
indifferent to the fate of others!
Woe to the playboys, the playgirls,
who think life is a party held just for them!
Woe to those addicted to feeling good—life without pain!
those obsessed with looking good—life without wrinkles!
They could not care less
about their country going to ruin.
God help us not to be consumed by this world!
I don't care who hates me....I will not stay in a place where people love me.....I wont even stay in the multitudes. My hearts desire is to be lead by God, feel His heart and see what truly needs to get done and the DO IT....before its to late!
Matthew 13:22-23 (New King James Version)
22 Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. 23 But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”
My prayer is that God would help me identify the distractions in my life so I can be more useful to Him!
So they were offended at Him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house.”
I want to draw the parallel from home town to home church. The place where everyone knows your flaws and knows where you came from.
Jesus could not do many miracles in His home town….prophet has no honor in his own home.
· He did not let their rejection stop him, he knew he had many others to reach.
· He didn't try and convince them he was a great guy.
· He didn’t try a explain the Validity of his ministry.
· He didn’t defend himself .
· He never tried to help people that did not want help, he didn't beg them to believe.
Jesus did not say oh please can I help u or try over and over to help someone. He helped those that called out to Him….these were the people that already believed.
If they do not ask then do not try and help them! (This is for people that are saved and born again) This is not for the people we are supposed to reach out to, the people that do not know Him.
Luke 4:28-30 they tried to kill him when His words got corrective. They were ok with him when he was preaching in the desert....when they needed something.
10% of people will not like you NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO!
Satan uses rejection to stop people in their tracks to keep them from fulfilling the call on their life!
Matthew 10:14 (Amplified Bible)
14And whoever will not receive and accept and welcome you nor listen to your message, as you leave that house or town, shake the dust [of it] from your feet.
14And whoever will not receive and accept and welcome you nor listen to your message, as you leave that house or town, shake the dust [of it] from your feet.
Even when you find people that love and accept you, you must keep going.....don't stop there!
Luke 4:42-44 (Amplified Bible)
42And when daybreak came, He left [Peter's house] and went into an isolated [desert] place. And the people looked for Him until they came up to Him and tried to prevent Him from leaving them.
43But He said to them, I must preach the good news (the Gospel) of the kingdom of God to the other cities [and towns] also, for I was sent for this [purpose].
44And He continued to preach in the synagogues of Galilee.
43But He said to them, I must preach the good news (the Gospel) of the kingdom of God to the other cities [and towns] also, for I was sent for this [purpose].
44And He continued to preach in the synagogues of Galilee.
He wasn’t moved by rejection or acceptance, he was moved by the spirit of god.
You cant try and keep people happy, it will never work!
Jesus didn't even just stay were the multitudes where. He would leave the 99 for the 1!
Matthew 18:12-14 (Amplified Bible)
12What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray and gets lost, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountain and go in search of the one that is lost?
13And if it should be that he finds it, truly I say to you, he rejoices more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not get lost.
14Just so it is not the will of My Father Who is in heaven that one of these little ones should be lost and perish.
We need to stay focused....we need to see with our eyes wide open. Our eyes need to be focused outwardly not inwardly...always looking at our own lives. People are so concerned with their own lives they don't see the heart of God. What really counts! Its not all about me!
12What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray and gets lost, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountain and go in search of the one that is lost?
13And if it should be that he finds it, truly I say to you, he rejoices more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not get lost.
14Just so it is not the will of My Father Who is in heaven that one of these little ones should be lost and perish.
We need to stay focused....we need to see with our eyes wide open. Our eyes need to be focused outwardly not inwardly...always looking at our own lives. People are so concerned with their own lives they don't see the heart of God. What really counts! Its not all about me!
Amos 6:3-6 (The Message)
Woe to you who are rushing headlong to disaster!
Catastrophe is just around the corner!
Woe to those who live in luxury
and expect everyone else to serve them!
Woe to those who live only for today,
indifferent to the fate of others!
Woe to the playboys, the playgirls,
who think life is a party held just for them!
Woe to those addicted to feeling good—life without pain!
those obsessed with looking good—life without wrinkles!
They could not care less
about their country going to ruin.
God help us not to be consumed by this world!
I don't care who hates me....I will not stay in a place where people love me.....I wont even stay in the multitudes. My hearts desire is to be lead by God, feel His heart and see what truly needs to get done and the DO IT....before its to late!
Matthew 13:22-23 (New King James Version)
22 Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. 23 But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”
My prayer is that God would help me identify the distractions in my life so I can be more useful to Him!
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