Jesus came to set the earth on fire. He was also distressed because He had a baptism which had not been accomplished. He came not to bring peace but rather division and a family will be divided amongst those who are His disciples and those who are not.
Have your heart been set on fire? Do you love the Lord so much that not even a family member can hinder you from doing what pleases your Lord or are a compromiser who only wants to please everyone? Are you willing to pay any price to pay the price because you have the sacrifice of Christ on the cross or do you not even bother about the cross? How often do you think of the price Jesus paid for you, is it only during the Easter season? What do you keep meditating on the rest of the time?
Never lose the sight of the cross of Christ. Meditate constantly about all that Jesus underwent to pay the price of your sin.
Jesus asks, Can't you judge for yourself what is right? In whatever you do, learn to judge for yourself what is right.
He says before you reach to the judge, settle matters with your opponent first otherwise you will be imprisoned.
God one day will judge us righteously and before we reach at the judgment seat, learn to settle matters beforehand that needs to be settled.
Have you hurt someone, apologise? Have you taken something belonging to another? restore. Have you spoilt something belonging to another? Repair or replace. Do you have a debt? Repay. Have you taken advantage of someone because they are weak or because of your position? Apologise. Always settle things right at the first or at the earliest opportunity. Don't wait until that matter is brought to the judgment in the last day. Then you can do nothing but there is something you can do today
This is a piece by Zac Poonen on judging for yourself what is right.
When faced with an issue concerning which we are unsure as to whether it is God's will or not, it is good for us
to ask ourselves twelve questions. As we answer these questions honestly, it will become increasingly clear to
us what the will of God is.
Is it contrary to any of the teachings of Jesus and the apostles, or to the spirit of the New Testament, as far as I
know? (2 Timothy 3:16, 17)
Is it something I can do with a clear conscience? (1 John 3:21)
Is it something I can do for the glory of God? (1 Corinthians 10:31)
Is it something I can do in fellowship with Jesus? (Colossians 3:17)
Can I ask God to bless me as I do it? (2 Corinthians 9:8)
Will my doing it blunt my spiritual edge in any way? (2 Timothy 2:15)
Will it be spiritually profitable and edifying, to the best of my knowledge? (1 Corinthians 6:12; 10:23)
Would I be happy if I were found doing it at the moment when Jesus returns to earth? (1 John 2:28)
What do wiser and more mature brothers think about it? (Proverbs 11:14; 15:22; 24:6)
Will my doing it bring dishonour to God's Name or ruin my testimony, if others know about it? (Romans 2:24; 2
Corinthians 8:21)
Will my doing it cause others to stumble, if they know about it? (Romans 14:13; 1 Corinthians 8:9).
Do I feel free in my spirit to do it? (1 John 2:27)
(Look up the Scripture references and meditate on them)
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