Day 8: Ordinary People

Luke 9:1-27; Genesis 15; Psalm 8

The group of men you sent out to share your message were ordinary people. The message was extraordinary. The first thing they are to tell people is the message of Jesus. Secondly, they are to provide for people’s physical needs. This shows the Lord's heart. God wants people spiritually saved, but also physically saved. Jesus gives the disciples power to drive out demons and then sends them on their way. They may not have even been aware of just how great of power they held, but they trusted you to provide for them. Jesus also reminds them not to focus on the material things of the world. God will provide. We may not even know what sort of strengths we possess, but God will be there by our sides and the Holy Spirit in our hearts to guide and provide for our needs.

Then Jesus asks them, who do people say that I am? They respond with some of the answers of society, but what really matters is the truth and what they personally believe. There are a lot of theories about what kind of God you are, but I need to believe the truth that I read and what you have placed in my heart.

God made Abram a promise that seemed impossible. The Lord promised to bless him, and he did, but the one thing Abram wanted dearly, God hadn’t given him yet. Abram, though he had faith, he didn’t trust God in all things. He wanted to know for certain. It is a great question why the Lord cares so much about us weak humans. All the times we mess up and turn from him and destroy his creation—and yet God depends on us to love one another and spread his message. He cares enough to give us numerous opportunities to make it right and accept Jesus as our Savior. God loves us enough to allow us to keep on living and making choices. Praise the Lord!