Luke 12, Part 4

Scripture: Luke 12:49-59

Observation: Jesus gives His disciples some not so pleasant news. His ministry will bring division, not peace. Families will be divided, both in the home and spiritually. However, the warning comes to alert the disciples that God is at work. The signs will be as clear as the signs of weather in the skies. Most important, our spiritual debt will need to be paid.

Application: Now is the time. Divisions are clear all around the world, families fall apart more than stay together, and Jesus' signs are seen all of the time. It is time to be reconciled with God. To wait is foolishness; we have a Redeemer who paid the price for us. If we don't accept His payment for our sins, we have to pay for them ourselves, and we simply don't have the means.

Prayer: Father, Jesus came to redeem us, to pay the hefty price for our sins. I believe in Jesus, in His death and resurrection, in His faithfulness at completing the work He was sent to do. But so many still don't know, still don't believe. Lord, give me the words to tell people the urgency of the need to be reconciled to You. While we are alive we have the chance to be cleansed in Your blood. Holy Spirit, help me to share this truth. In Christ Jesus' name I pray, Amen.