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Discipleship Focus: Competency
- Competency: Being able to accomplish what one is called to do.
When I
read Mark 13, I hear Jesus making sure to get the last points of warning in to
the disciples before they see Him crucified.
The worst thing that could happen is about to happen. Humanity is about to reject the very Son of
God and the world of Jesus’ disciples is about to spin completely upside down
for a short period of time. Jesus wants
to make sure that they are ready.
Look at
His words. Jesus warns the disciples not
to be impressed with the massive constructions of mankind because even those
will not truly endure. Jesus warns them
that they will be dragged before people because of the message they preach and
that this will happen so that the Holy Spirit will have an opportunity to speak
through them. Jesus warns them that as
time goes on that there will be many people who come into our presence and try
and deceive us. Jesus warns the disciples
that they won’t always know what is about to happen or even what God is about
to do; but they should keep on persevering to the end whether they know what is
going to happen or not.
In other
words, Jesus wants them to be competent in the face of trial and
difficulty. Jesus wants them to be able
to come through difficult times with their mind and eyes still focused on what
matters and what is important. Jesus
wants them to be strong so that their witness speaks to others competently.
Let’s
face it. Who among us isn’t going to
have difficulty in life? Who among us
isn’t going to face persecution by someone who just doesn’t care for us? Who among us will never meet someone who
believes differently than we do? These
are all realities in life. Difficult
moments will come. It is important for
us to be prepared so that we can competently come through them.
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