Monday, November 16, 2020

STEADFAST IN YOUR RESOLVE

Now it came to pass, when they come for Him to be received up, that He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem.
Luke 9:51
It is easy to become distracted in the Christian life! The moment you understand what God wants you to do, it will seem as though everyone around you requires your time and attention! When the time came for Jesus to go to the cross. He "set His face" toward Jerusalem, so that nothing would prevent Him from accomplishing His Father"s will. So obvious was His resolve to go to Jerusalem that the Samaritan, who hated the Jews, rejected Him because they recognized that He was a Jew traveling through their village to the hated city of Jerusalem.
Jesus determined not to disgrace him His mission, but He took time to minister to many people along His way. He sent out seventy disciple i to surrounding town (Luke10:1). He healed lepers (Luke 17:11-19). He continued to teach His disciples (Luke 15:1-32). Jesus did not refuse to minister to others as He went to Calvary, but ultimately He refused to be deterred from His Father's will.
If you know what God wants you to do, set your sights resolutely toward the goal with full determination to accomplish it (Proverb 4:25). Your resolve to go where God is leading ought to be evident to those around you. Beware of becoming so sidetracked by tve opportunities around you that you lose sight of God's ultimate goal for you. Do not succumb to the temptation to delay your obedience or discard it altogether. Once you have received a clear assignment from God, your responsd should be unwavering obedience. 

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