The FaithOfJesus2 Daily Devotional
Focus:
kjv@Revelation:14:12
( FaithOfJesus thread begun by rRandyP )
Today's Verse:
kjv@Luke:17:1 kjv@Luke:17:2 kjv@Luke:17:3 kjv@Luke:17:4 kjv@Luke:17:5 kjv@Luke:17:6 kjv@Luke:17:7 kjv@Luke:17:8 kjv@Luke:17:9 kjv@Luke:17:10 G4625 offence/scandal G264 trespass/sin against G2008 censure/rebuke dict:torrey reproof G1380 trow/think/suppose Three juicy clusters are on this vine of teachings offence/rebuke/forgive, increasing faith/obedience of, service/expectation/duty. We just came from a discourse on persuasion unto repentance. Let's consider it no accident that faith is gathered into the middle of that bunch. What then is the collection to mean? Faith appears to be the common denominator. It is for faith that one keeps themselves from such great offence, faith that one would offer their constructive rebuke and forgiveness no matter how many times. It is for faith that one would attempt to tackle the seemingly impossible obstacles for their Lord with His power and authority instead of theirs. And faith no matter what we do it comes down to serving our Lord, that it is actually no great doing that we have accomplished no more than what was our duty, that done in response to His much greater doing in/among us. We are not to be fooled, offences will come. There are degrees of offence; a few deserving complete damnation and excommunication, most requiring stern yet loving rebuke, many of those frequent even forgiveness. A trespass against you for instance can always be forgiven and surely must be for your own faith/good as well. A tremendous or unthinkable offense though against another, especially the young and innocent, especially by one presumed to be in care of else authority over, is not rightly within our power as onlookers to forgive in the victim's stead. It is for the individual victim to forgive, themselves alone; which may be unlikely especially if it tears them from their own better held faith and innocence. It is for us to assure and protect other possible future victims from such a menacing perpetrator. This has to be done or else the brotherhood of believers becomes just as guilty and just as offensive as the offender himself. The one thing we seem most afraid of doing is rebuking. Again, this is those that trespass against us; us as individuals or congregations or communities. We tend rather to just let things go. Often when we do act, we act callously, much more upon the person as a whole and not toward the specific issue with productive advise of moving past the repetitive occurrence of the matter. These things though, nor the things previously discussed, come to fruition not of themselves, but of faith in something greater and purer than one's own self or community; they come from a firm faith in God. Perhaps our doubt and lack of obedience to these principals is the tallest sycamore in the grove yet to be removed. I find it revealing of our nature that we cherry pick verse kjv@Luke:17:6 for our own grandier leaving the intented context of justice for victims/rebuke of tresspass/saintly service to the Master out of view from the teaching and the practice. Though it is nearly impossible to see faith any different than we have manufactured all along, all things are quite possible in this pointed context when it is the faith Jesus Christ instead that is measured out onto each of us to step out and operate into, being fully in alignment to the Father's will that these specific and most persuasive things toward others get done; miracles to us, standard expectations to Him the giver of all things. Declaring Certainty Further Resources: Comment Board:Luke:17:1-10
Today's notes:
Context:
Study Resources:
G863 send/forgive/lay aside dict:torrey Forgiveness
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Key Messages:
kjv@1Corinthians:13:2
kjv@Isaiah:58:6
kjv@Isaiah:58:7
kjv@Isaiah:58:8
kjv@Isaiah:58:9
kjv@Isaiah:58:10
kjv@Isaiah:58:11
kjv@Isaiah:58:12
kjv@1Corinthians:11:19
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