A Day Without Jesus Makes One “Weak”
What day of the week does the LORD not own?
- Monday or Tuesday as we are beginning to work, getting into our stride?
- Wednesday, as we try our best to “get over the hump”?
- Thursday, the “Friday Eve,” or Friday, the fun day of the work week?
- Saturday as we are preparing what we need for Sunday lunch?
- Sunday as we traditionally celebrate Sabbath where we live?
What day belongs to the LORD?
- What day should we live for the LORD?
- What day should we love others as Jesus loved?
- What day can Jesus heal and not be criticized for healing a person’s affliction?
What day can Jesus not heal the sick or save the lost?
Let’s pause to read the words of the Messiah, the Savior of the world—words that illuminate who we are because of God’s Son Jesus Christ. Please take up your Bible and read with me.
“Now it happened that Jesus was passing through grain fields on a Sabbath, and His disciples were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating them.
(Luke 6: 1-5 NASB)
But some of the Pharisees said,
‘Why are you doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?’
And Jesus, answering them, said,
“Have you not even read what David did when he was hungry; he and those who were with him,
how he entered the house of God, and took and ate the consecrated bread, which is not lawful for anyone to eat except the priests alone, and gave it to his companions?”
And He was saying to them,
“The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
Who would we be if it were not for Jesus?
Truly, who would you or I be if Jesus had not laid down His life for ours?
- Without Jesus in our hearts, how can we really know who we are as a person?
- Without Jesus in our hearts, how can we see the truth of the actions we do?
- Without Jesus in our hearts, how can we hear the truth of the words we say?
Without Jesus, WHO ARE WE—REALLY?
- With Jesus, on Sunday, we are a believer who attends church, the hospital for sinners.
- With Jesus, on Monday, we are a Christian witness to our co-workers, as we share about our wonderful Jesus and the work the church is called to do within our community.
- With Jesus, on Tuesday, we are the faithful follower who takes up his cross to testify to our co-workers and friends about the love of our Jesus.
- With Jesus, on Wednesday, we are the “normal” people who need to be surrounded with other believers as we gather for our mid-week prayer service.
- With Jesus, on Thursday, we are still working hard at our place of employment, giving a “full day’s work,” remembering we are to do our daily work as unto the Lord.
- With Jesus, on Friday, we are walking within our Father’s will—doing, saying, & going wherever God leads—every day of the week, not just “living for the weekend.”
- With Jesus, on Saturday, we are to prepare our hearts, ready ourselves, and invite our neighbors to come sit beside us during Sunday’s corporate worship.
A Day Without Jesus Makes One “Weak”
“On another Sabbath, He entered the synagogue and taught, and a man was there whose right hand was withered.
Now the scribes and the Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He healed on the Sabbath, so that they might find a reason to accuse Him,
but He knew what they were thinking, and He said to the man with the withered hand,
“Get up and come forward.”
And he got up and came forward.
And Jesus said to them,
“I ask you whether it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do harm, to save a life or to destroy it?”
And after looking around at them all, He said to him,
“Stretch out your hand!”
And he did so, and his hand was restored.
But they themselves were filled with senseless rage and began discussing together what they might do to Jesus.” (Luke 6: 6-11 NASB)
Grace is not present for our future days but for every day of every week!
- Life can be a struggle, yes a very messy affair.
- People carry addictions with them every day (of the week).
- People carry insecurities within them each day (of the week).
- People struggle for answers, unsure of where to turn, or to WHOM to turn—every single day.
God loves humanity Sunday through Saturday: all seven days of every week!
People cannot wait for their lives to be cleaned up before they come to know Jesus. That’s right, the Apostle Paul tells us in his letter to the church at Rome—
“For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.”
(Romans 5: 6 NASB)
This truth changes lives—every single day of every single week!
- People cannot afford to go another day without Jesus!
Whether today is Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday, we must proclaim the truth: A Day Without Jesus Causes One to Remain LOST!
Therefore, as a believer, as a Christian, as a follower of Jesus Christ, let us
- Take up our Bible to read the Word given to us by God!
- Kneel down and bow before the King of kings!
- Reach out our helping hand to those in need!
- Share our testimony, leading others to come to know Jesus as Savior!
- Do good in Jesus’ name, leading others to the healing touch of our Lord—despite what weekday our calendar proclaims.
For we know how—A Week Must Be Walked One Day at a Time, with the Holy Spirit of God leading the Way!
For we must never forget how—A Day Without Jesus Makes One “Weak”