What Jesus Did : Luke 17:25 - First!

    by Phil Ware

    First! - Luke 17:25

    "But first, the Son of Man must suffer many things and be killed by the people of this time." (ERV) Full Text

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    Key Thought

    Before Jesus can reign as King, he must first suffer and be rejected! Jesus' glory will come after the Cross. Our deliverance comes only at the cost of Jesus' rejection. Our salvation depends upon Jesus' sacrificial suffering. We are saved, we are made a part of God's eternal Kingdom, and we are given glory at a terribly high price. Yet Jesus willingly pays that price for us and redeems us from sin and death! Jesus suffers first. Jesus is rejected first. Jesus dies first. Jesus loves first. Only then does God come and ask us to bow before him and confess him as Lord.


    Today's Prayer

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    Father, thank you for going first. Thank you for not waiting until I honored you to sacrifice for me. I realize that my love for you, my submission to you, and my sacrifices for you come only after you have given me everything. Please accept my love, submission, and sacrifices even though they are but a poor reflection of what you have already done for me. In Jesus' name. Amen.


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    Today's Verses in Context


    Some of the Pharisees asked Jesus, "When will the kingdom of God come?" Jesus answered, "God's kingdom is coming, but not in a way that you will be able to see with your eyes. People will not say, 'Look, God's kingdom is here!' Or, 'There it is!' No, God's kingdom is inside you." Then Jesus said to his followers, "The time will come when you will want very much to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not be able. People will say to you, 'Look, there it is!' or, 'Look, here it is!' Stay where you are; don't go away and search. "{You will know it} when the Son of Man comes again. On the day when he comes he will shine like lightning flashes across the sky. But first, the Son of Man must suffer many things and be killed by the people of this time.

    -- Luke 17:20-25 (ERV)

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