Sunday, August 26, 2012

http://daveandellen.weebly.com/Wow!  Where does the time go?  I know we've all had that thought before so it's not unique - but, just the same, how does it slip away from us so easily?

The Lord gave me (Ellen) fresh insight to a passage of scripture last week - one that's very familiar to us all and yet, I never saw this before...

Luke 9: 10-13
On their return the apostles told him all that they had done. And he took them and withdrew apart to a town called Bethsaida. 11 When the crowds learned it, they followed him, and he welcomed them and spoke to them of the kingdom of God and cured those who had need of healing. 12 Now the day began to wear away, and the twelve came and said to him, “Send the crowd away to go into the surrounding villages and countryside to find lodging and get provisions, for we are here in a desolate place.” 13 But he said to them, “You give them something to eat.”

So, the things that Jesus showed me last week?  Well, His disciples had just returned from their journey, He wanted to go on a retreat with them ("he took them and withdrew") however, the people wouldn't let him ("when the crowds learned it, they followed him").  I would have most likely been impatient and tried to shoo the intruders away, but what did Jesus do?  He welcomed them.

Wow - another great example of loving others more than yourself.  Of laying down your desires for the desires of others.

Not only did he welcome them, he taught them and healed them.  (vs.11)  Then as the day went on, the disciples pointed out to Jesus (as if he needed them to point out anything to him) that the people were hungry.  Their logical thought was to send them away so they could buy food.  Jesus had a better idea - he told the disciples to feed them and there followed one of the most incredible banquets of all time.

So, Jesus welcomed, taught, healed and fed the masses.

Sounds to me like Christian Action at its core.

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