LIVING WATER DAILY DEVOTIONAL
But His citizens hated Him!
14TH , JULY 2022
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: Proverbs 16-17
READ: Luke 19:11-27
11 Now as they were listening to these
things, He proceeded to tell a parable, because He was approaching Jerusalem
and because they thought that the kingdom of God was going to be brought to
light and shown forth immediately.
12 He therefore said, A certain nobleman
went into a distant country to obtain for himself a kingdom and then to return.
13 Calling ten of his [own] bond servants,
he gave them ten minas [each equal to about one hundred days’ wages or nearly
twenty dollars] and said to them, Buy and sell with these while I go and then
return.
14 But his citizens detested him and sent
an embassy after him to say, We do not want this man to become ruler over us.
15 When he returned after having received
the kingdom, he ordered these bond servants to whom he had given the money to
be called to him, that he might know how much each one had made by buying and
selling.
16 The first one came before him, and he
said, Lord, your mina has made ten [additional] minas.
17 And he said to him, Well done,
excellent bond servant! Because you have been faithful and trustworthy in a
very little [thing], you shall have authority over ten cities.
18 The second one also came and said,
Lord, your mina has made five more minas.
19 And he said also to him, And you will
take charge over five cities.
20 Then another came and said, Lord, here
is your mina, which I have kept laid up in a handkerchief.
21 For I was [constantly] afraid of you,
because you are a stern (hard, severe) man; you pick up what you did not lay
down, and you reap what you did not sow.
22 He said to the servant, I will judge
and condemn you out of your own mouth, you wicked slave! You knew [did you]
that I was a stern (hard, severe) man, picking up what I did not lay down, and
reaping what I did not sow?
23 Then why did you not put my money in a
bank, so that on my return, I might have collected it with interest?
24 And he said to the bystanders, Take the
mina away from him and give it to him who has the ten minas.
25 And they said to him, Lord, he has ten
minas [already]!
26 And [said Jesus,] I tell you that to
everyone who gets and has will more be given, but from the man who does not get
and does not have, even what he has will be taken away.
27 [The indignant king ended by saying]
But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to reign over them—bring
them here and slaughter them in my presence!10 And also all that generation
were gathered to their fathers, and there arose another generation after them
who did not know (recognize, understand) the Lord, or even the work which He
had done for Israel.
11 And the people of Israel did evil in
the sight of the Lord and served the Baals.
12 And they forsook the Lord, the God of
their fathers, Who brought them out of the land of Egypt. They went after other
gods of the peoples round about them and bowed down to them, and provoked the
Lord to anger.
13 And they forsook the Lord and served
Baal [the god worshiped by the Canaanites] and the Ashtaroth [female deities
such as Ashtoreth and Asherah].
14 So the anger of the Lord was kindled
against Israel, and He gave them into the power of plunderers who robbed them;
and He sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they
could no longer stand before their foes.
15 Whenever they went out, the hand of the
Lord was against them for evil as the Lord had said, and as the Lord had sworn
to them; and they were bitterly distressed.
16 But the Lord raised up judges, who
delivered them out of the hands of those who robbed them.
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MEMORISE: “When they had eaten, Jesus said to Simon
Peter, Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these [others do—with
reasoning, intentional, spiritual devotion, as one loves the Father]? He said
to Him, Yes, Lord, You know that I love You [that I have deep, instinctive,
personal affection for You, as for a close friend]. He said to him, Feed My
lambs.” - John 21:15
EXPOSITION
The Lord Jesus Christ asked Peter, the Son of Jonah, a pertinent and thought-provoking question: *Do you love me...?* (Jn.21v15b). To Peter, the question was too poking and unnecessary. Yet, the Lord, who is Omniscient, knew why He asked it. Probably to reveal what was in his mind toward Jesus and his ministry. This can be linked to the expression, *But his citizens HATED him* (Lk.19v14).
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Why this? Who are this "his citizens"? This haters of
Jesus were the people of His own household, those He came to deliever, the high
priests and religious leaders of His days. Read John 1v11 and see the attitude
of those Jesus has come for - His own people. What a wickedness and
ingratitude! Hope this isn't your attitude as well?
Both the nation of
Isreal, according to the flesh, and the Church, the Bride of Christ are God's
subjects; that is, the citizens of the nobleman referred to in this passage.
They, and we all, in truth and reality by extension, are being challenged today
to love our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
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We do by using
all the graces (talents and spiritual gifts) that have been committed to us to
advance the Kingdom of God here on earth. Unlike the servant who hid his own
talent, don't hide your gifts and graces! Use whatever He has given you to
further His business (His kingdom). This in turn, will hasten His desired and
most expected overdue quick return. Remember, eternal destruction awaits all
those who have chosen to be Christ's enemy (Lk.19v26-27).
PRAYER POINT:
1. Lord, help me to love You with all I have.
2. Lord, rebuke every antichrist spirit working
hatred against the Lord Jesus Christ in my heart, in Jesus name.
3. Pray that Jesus would come back quickly to save
the saints from this crookedness and decadence - Maranatha!
DO HAVE A BLESSED DAY
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