Wednesday - 2/7 - Read John 1:1-14
Today, I am drawn to Isa. 53:1-3. Take a couple of minutes to look over this passage. God was pretty up-front about Jesus and how he would be a man familiar with rejection.
If we are to be followers of Jesus what does Isa. 53:1-3 imply for our lives?
Have you considered rejection as a possible element of Christian discipleship?
Do we have a tendency to wear “blinders” when we think of following our Lord? I know I do.
Have you ever been rejected by a really close friend because you were a follower of Jesus Christ? Many of you have.
How did you react?
Did it drive you to the Lord or away from Him?
Did it make you stronger in your Christian walk or weaker?
If Jesus would be a man “despised and rejected by men,” and he was, should it surprise you when you are despised and/or rejected by men?
Read John 15:18-16:4. How did Jesus prepare the disciples and us (17:20) for the inevitable—for rejection and persecution?
Do these words help you to be willing to be rejected for Christ?
Read Malachi 2:10-16 in preparation for next Sunday.
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