EVENING SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR
10/17/2026 8:423 PM
My
Worship Time
Focus: PT-2
“The Answer of Human Opinion”
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference:
Luke
9:18b-19
Message of the verses: “and He questioned them, saying, “Who
do the people say that I am?” They
answered and said, “John the Baptist, and others say Elijay; but others, that
one of the prophets of old has risen again.”
I will pick up from where I left off this
morning: John MacArthur writes “The
correct answer to the Lord’s question is clear in Scripture. He is the Son of Man (cf. 6:5; 9:26; 12:8,
10; 17:24, 26, 30; 18:8, 31; 19:10; 21:27, 36), a messianic title derived from
Daniel 7:13-14.”
(cf. 6:5; 9:26; 12:8, 10; 17:24, 26,
30; 18:8, 31; 19:10; 21:27, 36)
“5 And he said to them, “The Son of Man is lord
of the Sabbath.”
“26 For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words,
of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory
of the Father and of the holy angels.”
“8 "And I tell you, everyone who
acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the
angels of God,”
“10 And everyone who speaks a word against the
Son of Man will be forgiven, but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit
will not be forgiven.”
“24 For as the lightning flashes and lights up
the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.”
“26 Just as it was in the days of Noah, so will
it be in the days of the Son of Man.”
“30 so will it be on the day when the Son of Man
is revealed.”
“8 I tell you, he will give justice to them
speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on
earth?"
“31 ¶ And taking the twelve, he said to them,
"See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about
the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished.”
“10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save
the lost."
“27 And then they will see the Son of Man coming
in a cloud with power and great glory.”
“36 But stay awake at all times, praying that you
may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and
to stand before the Son of Man."
(Daniel 7:13-14)
13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion
on her and said to her, “Do not weep.” 14
Then he came up and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And
he said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.”
“The angel
Gabriel told Mary that He would be ‘the Son of the Most High’ (1:32) and ‘the
Son of God’ (v. 35; cf. 22:70); another angel told the shepherds that He would
be the Savior (2:11); even the demons were forced to acknowledge Him as ‘the
Holy One of God’ (4:34) and ‘the Son of God’ (v. 41). See also the discussion
of Christ identity earlier in this chapter).
(1:32)
“32 He will be great and will be called the Son
of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father
David,”
(v. 35; cf. 22:70)
35 And the angel answered her, "The
Holy
Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you;
therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God.”
“70 So they all said, “Are you the Son of God,
then?” And he said to them, “You say that I am.”
(2:11)
11 For unto you is born this day in the city of
David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.”
(4:34)
“34 “Ha! What have you to do with us, Jesus of
Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God.”
(v. 41)
“41 And demons also came out of many, crying,,
“You are the Son of God!” But he rebuked them and would not allow them to
speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.”
“It seems incredible that the crowd,
knowing what they knew, could come to any wrong conclusion about Jesus. At this point, though uncertain about His
identity, the crowds had not yet turned against Jesus. They still hoped He would be the conquering
messianic king, who would drive out the Romans, usher in His earthly kingdom
and bring blessing and prominence to Israel (cf. John 6:14-15).”
(cf. John 6:14-15)
“14 When the people saw the sign that he had
done, they said, “This is indeed the Prophet who is to come into the world!” 15
¶ then that they were about to come and
take him by force to make him king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by
himself.”
“Israel’s
ultimate rejection would not come until Passion Week under strong influence
from the religious elite. Many of the Galileans
would follow Jesus to Jerusalem and join the mammoth crowd hailing Him as the
Messiah as He entered the city.
Shockingly, by the end of the week, the crowds of pilgrims and residents
would reject Him and scream for His blood.
But for the time being, Jesus still maintained some popularity with the
people.”
10/17/2026
8:56 PM
No comments:
Post a Comment