The Book of John is an interesting one, am speaking about John 2 in general and I will begin with the wedding at Cana.This being Jesus' first miracle it shows how much God wanted (and still wants) His Word to reach as many people as possible. In present day weddings, we have totally forgotten about Jesus' first wedding and how it showed that Yes,Jesus is a true son of God.
Many people in Africa have concentrated so much on this particular verse and violated it to a great extent. Thousands of people have turned into drunkards saying that "If Jesus turned water into wine then why shouldn't we drink and keep drinking". As a result many a brother have gotten addicted to the bottle thus destroying their lives. The church in Africa outrightly discourages drinking among Christians and whoever enjoys a drink is much looked at as a sinner unlike in the western world.
John 2:15 And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;
We see Jesus loosing his temper at this point for His Father's house was being misused. To me this is what is really happening today in God's temple. We are His temple but we are "selling doves,oxen,sheep and changing money in His temple" in many ways forgetting what happened. As brethren, we have the mandate to change all this. As people who are on the 8 weeks of seeking first God's Kindgom, let us begin by checking our innerman and fully refurbish our innerman.What a great joy we will have at the end of the journey as a changed and new people.
God bless you all and feel free to comment or discuss further.
Seggy
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An eight week journey of seeking God as we read.think.pray.live our way through the gospel of John
An Invitation
Please join us during this lead up to Christmas 2009 by doing the four things listed below. Anyone can join at any time throughout this 8 week period although obviously it would be best if you can begin with us on the first of November 2009.
Requirements:
1. Commit to seeking God EVERY DAY in Nov & Dec '09 in a way that is more radical than anything you have ever done before.
2. Read.think.pray.live your way through the Gospel of John in seven weeks (3 chapters each week) and then 1 John, 2 John, 3 John in the final week.
3. Listen to the Holy Spirit and obey whatever he says to do!!
4. Contribute your insights and experiences to this blog.
May we all continue to seek the Kingdom of God before anything else!
Requirements:
1. Commit to seeking God EVERY DAY in Nov & Dec '09 in a way that is more radical than anything you have ever done before.
2. Read.think.pray.live your way through the Gospel of John in seven weeks (3 chapters each week) and then 1 John, 2 John, 3 John in the final week.
3. Listen to the Holy Spirit and obey whatever he says to do!!
4. Contribute your insights and experiences to this blog.
May we all continue to seek the Kingdom of God before anything else!
3 comments:
Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us Seggy. I'm so happy that you can add your non-Western, Ugandan perspective to this blog. Hopefully by next week we can work out how to add you as a contributor so that you can post on to this blog directly :)
I am enjoying the book of John as God reveals his son and his kingdom - and I as his servant and heir of this vast and unfathomable kingdom; the kingdom that operates in a totally different paradigm than the natural world. Part of this journey is laying down and surrendering the mind/intellect, the soul and the body and spending time with the Father to grow my spirit and establish a new heirarchy - thereby breaking down the limitations, distractions and fruitlessness. John 3:30 he must become greater, I must become less.....
This is great Seggy. Their mis-use of the gift of God became the problem. Whether drink in Africa or the temple it is so easy to take things of God and mis-use what was originally gift. Given that I am a temple of the Holy Spirit I have often wondered what Jesus would take a cord to.
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