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Previous Daily Devotional About
standing in the shadow of the cross during the desperate hours of tragedy… Luke 22:24-30 Also a dispute arose among
them as to which of them was considered to be greatest. Jesus said to them,
"The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise
authority over them call themselves Benefactors. But you are not to be like
that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one
who rules like the one who serves. For who is greater, the one who is at the
table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am
among you as one who serves. You are those who have stood by me in my trials.
And I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me, so that
you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the
twelve tribes of Luke 22:24 - 30 And there was also a
strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest. And he said
unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that
exercise authority upon them are called benefactors. But ye shall not be so: but
he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief,
as he that doth serve. For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he
that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that
serveth. Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations. And I
appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me; That ye may eat
and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve
tribes of When we see others victimized by disaster or we are involved in a disaster, our ideas and perceptions change. In times of disaster, our ideas and perceptions may change and we may come to realize we are more helpless and more vulnerable than we thought. In times of disaster, we may realize the worst of the sinful among us could murder us or leave us to die. In times of disaster, we may realize the worst of human sinfulness can appear on our doorstep in the form of persons we previously thought were kind and decent people. In addition, in times of disaster, we may realize the people we previously thought we could depend upon are not dependable. In these times, we may realize we made a mistake by putting someone in charge of watching out of us as we find they have fallen asleep at the switch and the train we are on is headed over a cliff. In these times, we may realize we are on our own and we have no resources to be on our own. In these times, we may realize we have run out of options and there is no one to help us when our options are gone. Even in our most desperate hours, we must live in Christ and walk in the shadow of His cross. In our most desperate hours, we must never make any excuses. In our most desperate hours, we must never search for an out. In the worst of times, Christ is always with us and although we may never see the results of His work produced as a result of our life, we must still walk in the shadow of His cross, the shadow compelling us to love as He loves, the shadow compelling us to live as He would have us live, and to serve as He serves.
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