Luke 22

In Luke 22 Jesus celebrates the Passover with His disciples. This passover would be different because it would make 2 important transitions for the followers of Jesus.

1. It would transition the disciples from the Old Covenant to the New Covenant. The bread was His body and the wine was His blood. No longer would there be a covering of sins but now there would be the removal of sin.

2. It would transition the believers from Israel to the Church. The Gospel would be good news for the world. Jesus would die, be buried and rise again for whosoever would believe(Jew or Gentile).

Hosea 10:12

"Sow with a view to righteousness, reap in accordance with kindness; Break up your fallow ground. For it is time to seek the Lord until He comes to rain righteousness on you."

Every person sows seed. The Bible says if we sow in the flesh we will reap the flesh but if we sow in the Spirit we will reap in the spirit(Galatians 6:7). When we sow we should look at what we are planting. We should keep in view what we are trying to achieve.

Seeking the Lord should be a priority with every believer. Seeking the Kingdom of God should be our pursuit.

We should learn how to wait on the Lord. The Lord has an answer. The Lord brings good things to those who wait.

John 19

Several statements are made in Verse 1-30 of the chapter.

"I find no guilt in Him" (vs 4) Jesus was sinless. He was perfect.

All authority is given by God in the affairs of men (vs 11) What rulers think they are doing of there own accord is allowed or not allowed by God.

"Women behold your son"..."Behold your mother" (vs 26-27) Jesus was reminding us that we must take responsibility for each other. In the kingdom of God we are a spiritual family.

Luke 19 1-10

In Luke 19 we have a great story that has so many different lessons for us to learn.
vs 1- When Jesus was on the earth He would travel different places. For those who had heard about the things Jesus was doing this became there opportunity for change.
vs 2- Zaccheus was a man who had traded his identity for money and it had paid off but he was poor spiritually.
vs 3- Zaccheus was faced with challenges. First he didn't know who Jesus was(greatest challenge). Secondly He had a large crowd to contend with. Thirdly he was small in stature.
vs 4- Zaccheus did something about his challenges. He put himself in a position to see the Lord.
vs 5- Jesus took notice
vs 6- Zaccheus responded
vs 7- People got angry
vs 8- Zaccheus repented
vs 9- Jesus brings salvation to Zaccheus
vs 10- Jesus states His purpose for coming to earth "to seek and to save that which was lost".

Isaiah 42

Vs 4- "He will not be disheartened or crushed..." All of Isaiah 42 is about Gods hand of direction leading us. We live and experience seasons of revelation and those times will come to an end, but then God says Vs 9- "Behold the former things have come to pass, now I declare NEW THINGS before they spring forth I proclaim them to you." WOW! God has a plan and His plan includes the beginning of new things and the end of old things and then the beginning of new things.

How do we know when something is ending and something new is starting?We need to use our spiritual senses.

Open your ears and listen to Gods voice
Open your eyes and observe Gods signs