What Jesus Did : Luke 9:26-27 - Ashamed?

    by Phil Ware

    Ashamed? - Luke 9:26-27

    If any person is ashamed of me and my teaching, then I will be ashamed of that person. I will be ashamed of that person at the time I come with my glory and with the glory of the Father and the holy angels. I tell you the truth. Some of you people standing here will see the kingdom of God before you die." (ERV) Full Text

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    Key Thought

    Many of us live in a culture that ridicules faith. Oh sure, some give passing reference to Jesus, but their hearts don't belong to him and they might as easily use his name in vain as they do in honor. I don't know about you, but I sure don't want to make the Lord ashamed because of my behavior. However, my bigger concern is that I don't want to dishonor him, whether by things I do and say or things I do not do or say. I want to be bold and courageous with my faith in Jesus. Why? Because he left heaven and went to the Cross to boldly identify with me! (See Hebrews 2:16-18)


    Today's Prayer

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    Give me courage and boldness, O God, that I might always demonstrate my allegiance and my love for the Lord Jesus and for the sacrifices he made to claim me as your child and his fellow heir of all that heaven offers. In Jesus' name. Amen.


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    Today's Verses in Context


    One time Jesus was praying alone. His followers came together there. Jesus asked them, "Who do the people say I am?" The followers answered, "Some people say you are John the Baptizer. Other people say you are Elijah. And some people say you are one of the prophets from long ago that has come back to life." Then Jesus said to his followers, "And who do you say I am?" Peter answered, "You are the Christ from God." Jesus warned them not to tell anyone. Then Jesus said, "The Son of Man must suffer many things. He will be rejected by the older Jewish leaders, the leading priests, and teachers of the law. The Son of Man will be killed. But after three days he will be raised from death." Jesus continued to say to all of them, "If any person wants to follow me, he must say 'No' to the things he wants. That person must accept the cross (suffering) that is given to him every day, and he must follow me. The person that wants to save his life will lose it. And every person that gives his life for me will save it. It is worth nothing for a person to have the whole world, if he himself is destroyed or lost. If any person is ashamed of me and my teaching, then I will be ashamed of that person. I will be ashamed of that person at the time I come with my glory and with the glory of the Father and the holy angels. I tell you the truth. Some of you people standing here will see the kingdom of God before you die."

    -- Luke 9:18-27 (ERV)

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