Luke Chapter 4
INTRODUCTION: A chapter with different responses to Jesus. (i) v1-13 The devil is battling Jesus,
(ii) v14-30 His home town is rejecting Jesus (v29), (iii) v31-37, 41 Demon are acknowledging
Jesus (v34), (iv) Simon’s family are asking Jesus for help (v38) (v) v42-44
Jesus is sharing the good news which is that Jesus is the good news.
REFLECTION: It is amazing how often the good news doesn’t
get a look in. Jesus is the good news he said he ‘must preach’ and the last thing
Jesus did on earth was to tell us to keep sharing that good news (Mark 16v15). As
we share the good news we must pray for those who are fighting with Jesus – trying
to bring Jesus down rather than come to Him. Pray for those who are rejecting
Jesus – having no thought or time for Jesus or having walked away from Jesus and
his family. Pray for those who know who Jesus is but that is all, they have not
yet trusted in Jesus. Pray for many to come and ask Jesus for his help –
remember Jesus came to bring freedom, recovery and release (v18). Give thanks
for so many who have come to Jesus and know him as lord and saviour as they have
heard and responded to the good news.
PRAYER Heavenly Father as we thank you for Jesus and
the Good news that He is. Thank you that in Jesus we can know freedom, recovery
and release as we enter into the Kingdom of God. Today we bring before you by
name those who are battling Jesus – bring them to that point of submission and
trust in Jesus. We pray for those around us who seem to have rejected Jesus – work
in their lives so that they realise their need of a saviour. For those who know
who Jesus is but have not given their lives to him, we pray that you would work
by the power of your spirit in their hearts and to save. And we bring those who
are not part of your Kingdom and you have placed in our hearts before you praying
that they would come and ask Jesus for help – and so experience freedom,
recovery and release and know salvation. In Jesus name, we pray. Amen
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