Testimony 14/09/05: What Drives Your Life?
Mark 11: 27-33
27 They arrived again in Jerusalem, and while Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders came to him. 28 “By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you authority to do this?”
29 Jesus replied, “I will ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. 30 John’s baptism – was it from heaven, or from men? Tell me!”
31 They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’ 32 But if we say, ‘From men’…” (They feared the people, for everyone held that John really was a prophet.)
33 So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.”
Jesus said, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
***
Jesus asked a question. In their pride, the Pharisees refused to acknowledge that John’s baptism came from God. On the other hand, the Pharisees feared the people that they couldn’t answer that the baptism has come from men either. Based on their pride and fear, they chose their answer to Jesus, “We don’t know.”
What a reminder! How often I find my life not driven by a God-given purpose. Too many times I am distracted by the things of earth. Decision based on majority. Action on fear. Words on anger.
What drives your life? Could it be guilt and shame? Could it be resentment and anger? Or fear? Or materialism? Or even approval like the Pharisees? What do you want your driving force to be?
***
My church, GKI Anugerah, is doing a project called “40 Days of Purpose”. About 1,300 people committed themselves to read Rick Warren’s “The Purpose Driven Life” from 11 September 2005. This program is integrated through sermons and cell groups. Thank God for Indonesian translation of PDL! Do continue to keep all of us in prayers. May this project brings light to many and that our lives will never be the same again. Amen!
27 They arrived again in Jerusalem, and while Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders came to him. 28 “By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you authority to do this?”
29 Jesus replied, “I will ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. 30 John’s baptism – was it from heaven, or from men? Tell me!”
31 They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’ 32 But if we say, ‘From men’…” (They feared the people, for everyone held that John really was a prophet.)
33 So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.”
Jesus said, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
***
Jesus asked a question. In their pride, the Pharisees refused to acknowledge that John’s baptism came from God. On the other hand, the Pharisees feared the people that they couldn’t answer that the baptism has come from men either. Based on their pride and fear, they chose their answer to Jesus, “We don’t know.”
What a reminder! How often I find my life not driven by a God-given purpose. Too many times I am distracted by the things of earth. Decision based on majority. Action on fear. Words on anger.
What drives your life? Could it be guilt and shame? Could it be resentment and anger? Or fear? Or materialism? Or even approval like the Pharisees? What do you want your driving force to be?
***
My church, GKI Anugerah, is doing a project called “40 Days of Purpose”. About 1,300 people committed themselves to read Rick Warren’s “The Purpose Driven Life” from 11 September 2005. This program is integrated through sermons and cell groups. Thank God for Indonesian translation of PDL! Do continue to keep all of us in prayers. May this project brings light to many and that our lives will never be the same again. Amen!
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