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As I look at
Luke 21, I am drawn to the theme of relying upon God. Certainly, this is a theme that runs
throughout the entire length of the Bible.
It is absolutely a theme that runs through the life of Jesus.
We see this
first and foremost in the teaching of the woman who gives at the temple. What is it about this woman that is
praised? The woman is praised because
she gave out of her poverty, not out of her abundance. Her is a woman who gives knowing that she is
giving out of her ability to live. She’s
giving away money that she really needs for food, clothing, and other
necessity. She’s giving away because she
knows that God can provide for her. Her
is a woman who is living a life that relies upon God.
Another
place that we see this in in Jesus’ warnings about the future. He tells the disciples that there will be
wars and rumors of wars. There will be
earthquakes and other natural disasters.
There will be persecution. We are
not to be led astray. We are not to
listen to the panic of the people as they fret about what is going on. We are to rely upon God.
Furthermore,
I am challenged by Jesus when He says that we aren’t to meditate upon what we
are going to say. For an introvert who
thinks deeply about everything that they do, this is an incredible challenge. I like to think and plan and rehearse. I like to organize and order and
process. But I need to realize that when
I do these things, I am also susceptible to thinking and planning God right out
of my life. There has to be an openness
to the moment and the movement of the Spirit.
There has to be a time when I step back and am led not by my planning and
organization but by the hand of God. It’s
not a bad idea to plan and think and process; it’s a bad idea when our plans
ignore God and His voice.
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