Don't be too concerned about numbers. Just make sure YOU are there - when and where it issues! We come to those closing verses in Luke Chapter 13. Jesus Christ has been teaching that the Kingdom of God is like seed and yeast - a seed which grows into a bush where people can come and relaxation and nest. That is what we're searching for to plant - this type of seed whereby people will come and find relaxation - where people can have safety and security within the Kingdom of God.
And Jesus says that the Kingdom is like yeast - and that yeast is to have an influence wherever His disciples go - within the dough - in the world - dough which has been hammered and sifted - the unseen influence of the Kingdom of God - the hidden work of God by way of obedient disciples.
Let these pictures which Jesus uses inspire you as you serve and witness.
As a result of the numbers round Jesus Christ are small, some are wondering if just a few are going to be saved. Jesus does not answer that query directly. It's to Jesus an irrelevant query - the important situation is - "You simply be sure you are among the number." You simply be sure you are within the kingdom.
Be sure to are on the within, and never on the skin looking in, as a result of the day will come when people will say, "O Jesus we remember YOU - if you taught in our towns and villages".
Jesus Christ is on the lookout for dedication and dedication and faithfulness and loyalty. As quickly as Jesus challenges their position - and their false security - with which they appeared to be glad - they are saying - "Depart this place - off you go - take your ministry elsewhere - Herod desires to kill you." - which was true - however in reality - it was not solely Herod who needed to kill Jesus.
They didn't approve of what Jesus was saying. It was true, however it was far too near the truth to be comfortable, and Jesus has even stronger things to say.
"Go inform that fox." Would not Jesus Christ shock people at occasions?
A fox is a sly crafty animal, and that is what Jesus Christ thinks about Herod. Jesus wasn't all that tactful and courteous. He was not terribly all for being 'politically correct' - not when the situation demanded a very totally different type of approach.
It's always better to be correct than merely 'politically correct'!
Sandy Shaw
Sandy Shaw is Pastor of Nairn Christian Fellowship, Chaplain at Inverness Jail, and Nairn Academy, and serves on The Kids's Panel in Scotland, and has travelled extensively over these previous years teaching, speaking, in America, Canada, South Africa, Australia, making 12 visits to Israel conducting Tours and Pilgrimages, and most lately in Uganda and Kenya, ministering at Pastors and Leaders Seminars, within the poor areas surrounding Kampala, Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu.
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