Refreshing Our Spirits With Scripture

Luke 10. 23  Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. 24  For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”

Luke 10. 22  “All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”

Luke 10. 21  At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.

Luke 10. 10  Now after this the Lord appointed [ a ] seventy others, and sent them in pairs ahead of Him to every city and place where He Himself was going to come. 2  And He was saying to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. 3  Go; behold, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. 4  Carry no money belt, no [ b ] bag, no shoes; and greet no one on the way. 5  Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house.’ 6  If a [ c ] man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you. 7  Stay in [ d ] that house, eating and drinking [ e ] what they give you; for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not keep moving from house to house. 8  Whatever city you enter and they receive you, eat what is set before you; 9  and heal those in it who are sick, and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God ...

Luke 10. 20  However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

Do you understand why the families of those murdered in Charleston extended forgiveness to the murderer? Jesus predicted that His kingdom would stand forever.  This was mentioned in the worship service in Charleston on Sunday.  But Jesus also said that people would kill them and claim to be doing it for some noble cause.  This is what a murderer claimed as he entered a Bible study and was welcomed and then killed nine people. These people murder because they are following the devil who is a murderer and a liar. Jesus ascended to heaven and sent His Spirit to fill His people.  This Spirit convicts people to forgive others so that they can also be forgiven as is given in the model prayer. “Father forgive our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.” Life here on earth is short.  When we leave if we live in forgiveness and mercy we will see Jesus over there in paradise.  That is our ultimate hope. Some people who are followers of Jesus have a ha...

Luke 9. 57  As they were going along the road, someone said to Him, “I will follow You wherever You go.” 58  And Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the [ ai ] air have [ aj ] nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.” 59  And He said to another, “Follow Me.” But he said, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.” 60  But He said to him, “Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God.” 61  Another also said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first permit me to say good-bye to those at home.” 62  But Jesus said to him, “No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”

Luke 9. 51  When the days were approaching for His [ ad ] ascension, He [ ae ] was determined to go to Jerusalem; 52  and He sent messengers on ahead of Him, and they went and entered a village of the Samaritans to [ af ] make arrangements for Him. 53  But they did not receive Him, because [ ag ] He was traveling toward Jerusalem. 54  When His disciples James and John saw this , they said, “Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?” 55  But He turned and rebuked them, [ [ ah ] and said, “You do not know what kind of spirit you are of; 56  for the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them.” ] And they went on to another village.

Luke 9. 49  John spoke up, “Master, we saw a man using your name to expel demons and we stopped him because he wasn’t of our group.” 50  Jesus said, “Don’t stop him. If he’s not an enemy, he’s an ally.”