{"id":507,"date":"2015-02-20T21:42:43","date_gmt":"2015-02-20T21:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeewithpat.com\/?p=507"},"modified":"2015-03-06T04:22:41","modified_gmt":"2015-03-06T04:22:41","slug":"507","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coffeewithpat.com\/?p=507","title":{"rendered":"Let Jesus Take You Aside"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let Jesus Take You Aside<\/a><\/h1>\n

Written by Caran Jantzen<\/a>
\nApril 9, 2014<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNow Jesus was going up to Jerusalem. On the way, he took the Twelve aside and said to them, \u2018We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. On the third day he will be raised to life!\u2019\u201d<\/em> Matthew 20:17-19<\/p>\n

No doubt the crowds were pressing in\u00a0from all sides<\/strong>\u00a0as they walked the dusty streets on the way to Jerusalem. Jesus was with His most devoted followers, His disciples. But He was also teaching and healing people along the way. It would have been noisy among all those people, so Jesus took\u00a0the Twelve aside\u00a0because he had something important to tell\u00a0them.<\/p>\n

Jesus\u2019 disciples had yet to understand what Jesus\u2019 ministry really entailed. So far, they\u00a0had seen His power in the miracles He performed.\u00a0They knew God had given Jesus the authority to heal people and forgive sins. And yet they\u00a0did not understand that Christ would set aside His\u00a0equality with God to become,\u00a0\u201cobedient to death\u2013even death on a cross!\u201d<\/em>(Phil. 2:6-8)<\/p>\n

Today, Jesus still lovingly takes his followers aside, through His\u00a0word and through the Holy Spirit. Jesus wants\u00a0us<\/em>\u00a0to know, just like the first disciples, what\u00a0He has accomplished for us. He wants us to know that He died and rose to life so that we would not die in our sins! He made a way for us to be reconciled to God the Father, and have new life in Him!<\/p>\n

Lord Jesus Christ, thank you that You humbled Yourself unto death, so that we will not die in our sins, but can have new life in You! Thank you for revealing Your perfect plan of salvation through the Bible, and through the Holy Spirit, so that can be reconciled to God the Father. Amen<\/em><\/p>\n

Take Action:<\/h2>\n

How is the Lord Jesus speaking to as He takes you aside\u00a0today, teaching you\u00a0through His word, and in prayer? Is He calling you to repent of sin? To\u00a0surrender to His will?\u00a0To seek Him first? To trust Him\u00a0in difficulty? We would love to hear how Jesus is speaking to your heart today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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