49 “I have come to set the world on fire, and I wish it were already burning! 50 I have a terrible baptism of suffering ahead of me, and I am under a heavy burden until it is accomplished. 51 Do you think I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I have come to divide people against each other! 52 From now on families will be split apart, three in favor of me, and two against—or two in favor and three against.
53 ‘Father will be divided against son and son against father; mother against daughter
and daughter against mother; and mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law." (Luke 12:49-53 NLT)
If you have ever driven through the Rocky Mountains on your way to the West Coast, you should have crossed the Great Divide that indicates which direction water flows. Jesus is the Great Divide for people. Faith in Him decides the direction for our lives and where we will spend eternity.
Unfortunately families are sometimes divided over Jesus. Jesus wants our families to be united in faith. But when that does not happen, we need to give Jesus the First Place in our lives.
53 ‘Father will be divided against son and son against father; mother against daughter
and daughter against mother; and mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law." (Luke 12:49-53 NLT)
If you have ever driven through the Rocky Mountains on your way to the West Coast, you should have crossed the Great Divide that indicates which direction water flows. Jesus is the Great Divide for people. Faith in Him decides the direction for our lives and where we will spend eternity.
Unfortunately families are sometimes divided over Jesus. Jesus wants our families to be united in faith. But when that does not happen, we need to give Jesus the First Place in our lives.
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