Lesson 4356)(01-05-23) Luke 9:51-56
“And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem, And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him. And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem. And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did? But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.”
Today’s lesson relates that, as Jesus determinedly travelled toward Jerusalem, the Samaritans refused to accept His presence for which James and John wanted to destroy them. Jesus immediately rebuked them for their vengeful suggestion. This rebuke underscores Jesus' commitment to a mission of grace, love, mercy, and salvation rather than vengeance or destruction.~
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