1) Silence, Stillness and Centering before God (2 minutes)
2) Scripture Reading: John 2:12-16
After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and brothers and his disciples. There they stayed for a few days. When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. To those who sold doves he said,“Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house into a market!”
3) Devotional
One of the struggles in the Christian life is that we keep veering away from a life of total worship to Jesus, and end up worshipping false, poser gods. The Bible calls them idols. These idols can be the worship of our jobs (and not taking a Sabbath), worshiping our anger (and becoming violent), worshiping sex (and committing adultery), worshiping things (and stealing them), or worshiping success (and coveting what other people have). Periodically, Jesus has to drive these false god's out of our lives. Through the conviction of the Holy Spirit, our circumstances, and struggles Jesus will identify your idols, drive them out, and replace them with more of His Spirit. His peace. His joy. and His Victory. Until our worship of Jesus can be pure, whole, and complete.
4) Questions to Consider:
What is it that I give my time, energy, body, money, focus, devotion, and passion to the most? Is this object of my worship Jesus, or someone or something else? How is Jesus driving out all other devotions, until He is left?
5) Prayer:
Father, help us to be sensitive to what you are doing in my life today. Right now, you are getting rid of my idols, help me to be responsive to what your spirit is doing. Amen
2) Scripture Reading: John 2:12-16
After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and brothers and his disciples. There they stayed for a few days. When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. To those who sold doves he said,“Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house into a market!”
3) Devotional
One of the struggles in the Christian life is that we keep veering away from a life of total worship to Jesus, and end up worshipping false, poser gods. The Bible calls them idols. These idols can be the worship of our jobs (and not taking a Sabbath), worshiping our anger (and becoming violent), worshiping sex (and committing adultery), worshiping things (and stealing them), or worshiping success (and coveting what other people have). Periodically, Jesus has to drive these false god's out of our lives. Through the conviction of the Holy Spirit, our circumstances, and struggles Jesus will identify your idols, drive them out, and replace them with more of His Spirit. His peace. His joy. and His Victory. Until our worship of Jesus can be pure, whole, and complete.
4) Questions to Consider:
What is it that I give my time, energy, body, money, focus, devotion, and passion to the most? Is this object of my worship Jesus, or someone or something else? How is Jesus driving out all other devotions, until He is left?
5) Prayer:
Father, help us to be sensitive to what you are doing in my life today. Right now, you are getting rid of my idols, help me to be responsive to what your spirit is doing. Amen
Conclude with Silence (2 minutes)
