“The RoseBouquet”

From Peter’s confession that Jesus was the Christ, the promised Saviour, Jesus began to explain to the disciples how He was to suffer many things at Jerusalem at the hands of the elders and chief priests, and He would be killed and raised on the third day.

Somehow they didn’t hear that last part. Their minds balked at the idea of Jesus going through all that bad stuff, and finally Peter pulled Jesus aside and whispered hoarsely, “Never! All this is never going to happen to You!” Implying, he’d see to that!

Jesus recognized his concern as a temptation from Satan to deviate from the plan of God for His life. He answered Satan directly there, telling him to get out of His sight! He said to Peter, “You do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.” In other words, you’re thinking from a human perspective, not from God’s.

Ouch. How often do you or I do that? We think just like everyone around us, instead of viewing things from God’s perspective.

Okay, so I would much rather always have God’s view as my normal pattern of thinking. How do I get that?

I haven’t arrived, but in striving for this over the years I’ve discovered that it helps to get saturated with the Word, and to spend hours in conversation with the Lord, sorting out how the things in my life look from His viewpoint, and then lining up my will to want what He wants in each area. It’s not an instant transformation - not for me, but it grows on us, and keeps increasing, like a growing maturity.

PRAYER: Thank You, Lord God, that You have even made it possible for us to think like You and to have a mind pattern like Yours. By myself I could never attain to that. I drift far too easily into the mindset of the world around me.

Come, and transform my mind to think and react the way You do. Welcome, Holy Spirit, as You take up residence in my mind. Sanctify it, and fill it with Your wisdom.

+++++Jesus is my King+++++Jesus is my King+++++

Blessings on you Today!
Ruth Marlene Friesen

P.S. You’ve heard of power naps at work, right? You rise refreshed, bright and alert. Take a break to refresh your spirit with a good inspirational story.

P.P.S. My Dad is dying and I’m spending more and more time at the hospital. If you should find the devotional not coming through for a day or so, you’ll know it is not that I have forgotten, but I’m at the hospital.