"When the hour had come, He sat down, and the twelve apostles with Him. Then He said to them, 'With fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer...' "
Luke 22: 14-15
Luke 22: 14-15
In speaking of His fervent desire, Jesus reveals His passion.
Passion is defined as "a strong or powerful emotion towards someone or something."
To Jesus, we are that passion.
In this passage, Jesus explains to His disciples that His fervent desire, His heart of hearts, is to spend time with them. Quality time spent telling them the things to come, loving on them, speaking the truth into them, and showing them what is really important.
In verse 16, Jesus tells the disciples that He won't share this meal with them again until the Kingdom of God comes. Can you imagine the anticipation that must have been in His voice as He looked forward to that day?
Church, my hope and prayer for us today is that the truth of this would penetrate us. We are His fervent desire. That has not changed. Despite how we feel or what we think we should be doing, all He wants to do is dine with us.
Passion is defined as "a strong or powerful emotion towards someone or something."
To Jesus, we are that passion.
In this passage, Jesus explains to His disciples that His fervent desire, His heart of hearts, is to spend time with them. Quality time spent telling them the things to come, loving on them, speaking the truth into them, and showing them what is really important.
In verse 16, Jesus tells the disciples that He won't share this meal with them again until the Kingdom of God comes. Can you imagine the anticipation that must have been in His voice as He looked forward to that day?
Church, my hope and prayer for us today is that the truth of this would penetrate us. We are His fervent desire. That has not changed. Despite how we feel or what we think we should be doing, all He wants to do is dine with us.
"Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me."
Revelation 3:20
Revelation 3:20
What stuck me today was when Jesus said, not my will but Father,your will be done---angels ministered to him right then. So good to know that when we submit our will to HIM---HE is there to strengthen us and minister to us with the grace we need! Praise the Lord!!
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This is a tough one for me. I get distracted by the things I think I need to do for Him and I forget to just be with Him. And I miss out on that encouragement and peace He wants to give.
ReplyDeleteI am His fervent desire?!!! Why do I question His own words, as if He would or could lie. He is not fickle like I am. He does not change His fervent desire based on my actions or inactions or attitude or indifference. He does not change like I do. Lord, help me accept this truth and live in it. Help me to mirror You in my love for others. We know the opposite of your love and fervent desire, hatred, scorn, sarcasm, avoidance, sort of happy to see someone, bearing with someone because of obligation, like when you eat something because you are being polite but you would rather spit it out and scrape your tongue with something to get the taste, or when you smell someone who stinks and you want to tell them to give you some personal space so the air can protect your nose from smelling their odor. You fervently desire me, knowing all my quirks and deepest sin traps of the mind. Amazing love, how can it be, that Thou my God shouldst die for me. I remember one of my greatest fears was that no one would ever love me and want to marry me, but I never had the fear that You would not love me or that something would ever hold back that love for eternity. Yet I still question. Let me believe the truth today and tomorrow.
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