Christ Urges Build Firm Foundation
Rejection in His hometown of
Nazareth causes Jesus to shift
to Capernaum where He ministers
for two years. There Christ calls
12 men to be His travelling
companions. And there by
the shores of Galilee He begin
to prepare them for ministry
He will soon entrust to them.
Lord,we purpose to Do What U Say:
Now it came to pass in those days
that He went out to the mountain
to Pray, and continued All Night In
Prayer to God. And when it was day,
He called His disciples to Himself &
fr them He chose twelve whom He
also named apostles (Luke 6:12-13).
Then He lifted up His eyes
towards His disciples and said:
Blessed are the poor, for yours is
the kingdom of God. Blessed are
you who hunger now, for you
shall be filled. Blessed are you
when men hate you… for the
Son of Man’s sake (Luke 6:20-22).
(Jesus said): Why do you call me
Lord, Lord, when you don’t do what
I say?… I will show you what it’s
like when someone comes to me,
listens to my teaching and then
follows it. It is like a person building
a house who digs deep and Lays
the Foundation on Solid Rock…
Anyone who hears and doesn’t obey
is like a person who builds a house
without a foundation (Lk 6:46-49).
Lord, we realise because of the
importance of the choice of the
Twelve disciples, You spent the
whole night in prayer to the Father.
For our hearts the lesson is clear:
Because we dont know the effect
of major decisions, Much Prayer
is needed before the die is cast.
Help us Lord to be poor in spirit
in Seeking You so that we can
claim the kingdom of God. Amen.
Lord, my heart is already Yours
considering what You have done
and I surrender once again to You.
My heart wants to accept Your will
and to do what You want me to do.
But Lord, please share it with me
so clearly; for only then will I have
the confidence that You are with
me in the assignment and dare to
undertake it. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Lord, You are leading me to lay
down my life; and also promise
great blessings for doing so.
Lord, I have to accept Your words
don’t always make sense to me.
So I maybe afraid to follow some
of them fully; but I do trust that You
want my life to weather any storm.
Anchor me to the rock as I purpose
to follow You more closely. Amen.