Devotions
01 Jul 2002

Do You Wonder?

Do you wonder why Jesus gave more specific instructions to the eight disciples who were further from Him than to the three closer to Him in Matthew 26:36-38?

Do you wonder why Jesus gave more specific instructions to the eight disciples who were further from Him than to the three closer to Him in Matthew 26:36-38? 

Perhaps it is because we know Him the more creative we will be in our efforts to please Him, as more of His mind has been formed in us and more of His heart has touched ours.

Meditation: 

Jeremiah 29:13


"You will seek me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart. I will be found by you..." declares the Lord

John 12:3-4, 7-8


"Then Mary took a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus feet and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume....Judas objected... 'Leave her alone,' Jesus replied. '...you will always have Me."