Monday 25 March
Read Luke 21:7–22:6
Think
Lk 21:7-19 – Can you think of any of the 12 disciples who
died natural deaths? In these verses
Jesus warns of persecution and promises that ‘by your endurance you will gain
your souls.’ I guess we’re a bit soft
when giving up sugar for lent seems like hard work.
Lk 21:20-24 – The persecution of those who follow Jesus was
followed by the fall of Jerusalem; in 70AD the Roman armies ransacked Jerusalem
taking many prisoners. Remember Jesus’
mourning in Lk 19:42.
Lk 21:25-33 – We’ve been reading about a day of justice; and
it sounds quite fearful. But it is
better to look forward to a day of justice; to be one of those ‘lifted up’
rather than ‘brought down’.
Lk 21:34-22:6 – Jesus calls us to be alert, to persevere
even when being faithful is difficult.
Pray
Lk 21:36: “Be alert at all times, praying that you may have
the strength to escape all these things that will take place, and to stand
before the Son of Man.”
