Words of Jesus: Friday, Jan. 30, 2026

Friday, January 30, 2026

Luke 9:51-56   “When the days drew near for him to be received up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. And he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him; but the people would not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem. And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to bid fire come down from heaven and consume them?” But he turned and rebuked them. And they went on to another village.”

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The passages says: “When the days drew near for him to be received up,…”.  It does not say …days drew near for Him to be crucified.  The emphasis is on His being “received up”, not on His crucifixion.  This has a similar attitude as Hebrews 12:1-2:  “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.”

Praise God!  Thank You, Jesus. 

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