Top Dog Disciples or So They Thought
Oh, how I needed this today. Pride, envy, jealousy can creep up at anytime. Well, it crept up on me today. I prayed to the Father, "Oh Father, help me deal with this quickly and cut it off right now. I want you to be glorified and not me. Amen"
Well, isn't it like God to have today's study about two disciples who wanted to be seated next to the Savior when He came into His Kingdom. I am no different than these two disciples. I can become conceited and maybe I don't even know it.
In Luke 9:46-55 the disciples discuss who will be the greatest. After this discussion, John stops people from driving out demons in Jesus' name because they were not part of their group. Then the two "Sons of Thunder (James and John)" want to call fire down from heaven because a Samaritan village did not welcome them.
Mark 10:35 - 40 ~ Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do for us whatever we ask.” “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked. They replied, “Let one of us sit at your right and the other at your left in your glory.” “You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said. “Can you drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?” “We can,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “You will drink the cup I drink and be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”
Notice the progression. First, the disciples ask permission to ask their bold question. Then what they ask for is entitlement to sit near Jesus. Finally, they are arrogant because they state that they can suffer just as Jesus will suffer.
Thank goodness the Lord sees me as I am and what I will be. I am glad when he has mercy on my foolish pride. I must remember that it is by the Lord's love that I am not consumed (Lamantations 3:22) Like Beth Moore states - "So what's it going to be? 'Teacher, we want You do do whatever we ask'? or 'Teach us to do whatever You ask'?"
Well, isn't it like God to have today's study about two disciples who wanted to be seated next to the Savior when He came into His Kingdom. I am no different than these two disciples. I can become conceited and maybe I don't even know it.
In Luke 9:46-55 the disciples discuss who will be the greatest. After this discussion, John stops people from driving out demons in Jesus' name because they were not part of their group. Then the two "Sons of Thunder (James and John)" want to call fire down from heaven because a Samaritan village did not welcome them.
Mark 10:35 - 40 ~ Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do for us whatever we ask.” “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked. They replied, “Let one of us sit at your right and the other at your left in your glory.” “You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said. “Can you drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?” “We can,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “You will drink the cup I drink and be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”
Notice the progression. First, the disciples ask permission to ask their bold question. Then what they ask for is entitlement to sit near Jesus. Finally, they are arrogant because they state that they can suffer just as Jesus will suffer.
Thank goodness the Lord sees me as I am and what I will be. I am glad when he has mercy on my foolish pride. I must remember that it is by the Lord's love that I am not consumed (Lamantations 3:22) Like Beth Moore states - "So what's it going to be? 'Teacher, we want You do do whatever we ask'? or 'Teach us to do whatever You ask'?"
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