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Truth or Consequences
Luke 12:49-59
Introduction:
Long ago a man sought the perfect picture of peace.
Not finding one that satisfied, he announced a contest to produce this masterpiece.
The challenge stirred the imagination of artists everywhere, and paintings arrived from far and wide.
Finally the great day of revelation arrived.
The judges uncovered one peaceful scene after another, while the viewers clapped and cheered.
The tensions grew.
Only two pictures remained veiled.
As a judge pulled the cover from one, a hush fell over the crowd.
A mirror-smooth lake reflected lacy, green birches under the soft blush of the evening sky.
Along the grassy shore, a flock of sheep grazed undisturbed.
Surely this was the winner.
Long ago a man sought the perfect picture of peace.
Not finding one that satisfied, he announced a contest to produce this masterpiece.
The challenge stirred the imagination of artists everywhere, and paintings arrived from far and wide.
Finally the great day of revelation arrived.
The judges uncovered one peaceful scene after another, while the viewers clapped and cheered.
The tensions grew.
Only two pictures remained veiled.
As a judge pulled the cover from one, a hush fell over the crowd.
A mirror-smooth lake reflected lacy, green birches under the soft blush of the evening sky.
Along the grassy shore, a flock of sheep grazed undisturbed.
Surely this was the winner.
The man with the vision uncovered the second painting himself, and the crowd gasped in surprise.
Could this be peace?
A tumultuous waterfall cascaded down a rocky precipice; the crowd could almost feel its cold, penetrating spray.
Stormy-gray clouds threatened to explode with lightning, wind and rain.
In the midst of the thundering noises and bitter chill, a spindly tree clung to the rocks at the edge of the falls.
One of its branches reached out in front of the torrential waters as if foolishly seeking to experience its full power.
A little bird had built a nest in the elbow of that branch.
Content and undisturbed in her stormy surroundings, she rested on her eggs.
With her eyes closed and her wings ready to cover her little ones, she manifested peace that transcends all earthly turmoil.
“Perfect Picture of Peace” A Wardrobe from the King, Berit Kjos, pp.
45-46
I have mentioned that the parables were not so much given to make things clear, but instead the created the opposite effect.
The message is hidden to those who do not have the heart to hear, but God make clear to the true seeker the message of God.
The scriptures seem full of contradictions.
In fact, I read an article this week where the person listed 30 contradictions in the scriptures that they used to justify their unbelief.
This person did not truly understand God’s word.
You see, you cannot just take a sentence of scripture and assume you know what it means.
That is why we are implored to study the word, to go to church and hear from pastors, to be in Sunday school and to discuss the word.
The Bible needs to be read as a whole, not a sentence here or there.
Today we will be looking at the contradictions of Christ bringing peace and bringing division.
This is a tough subject, so let us bow our heads and ask for God’s wisdom as we proceed.
Pray
Any place you live there is some kind of possible disaster.
In California, the biggest is earthquakes.
Along the coast, it is Tsunami’s.
For us here, it is...
I. Fire!
Fueled by weather, wind, and dry underbrush, wildfires can burn millions of acres of land as they travel at speeds up to 14 miles an hour.
They can consume everything in their path—trees, homes, wildlife and humans.
Although they are generally feared, they can sometimes provide positive outcomes.
A few week’s back, our Elkhorn media reported a fire that they were not going to be quick about putting out.
They were going to work to contain it, but they said it was doing significant good.
They then listed the good it was doing.
A good fire can burn up noxious plants, burn up dead and decaying matter returning trapped nutrients to the soil, disinfectant and can even get rid of diseased plants and harmful insects.
Jesus was literally praying for fire to come.
Look at verse 49.
Fire was equated with judgment by the Jews.
It is judgment that Jesus is talking about.
The cross is in itself an action of judgment.
It was an indictment against Satan, sin, the world and unbelievers.
The fire of judgment is much like a wildfire.
It can travel fast.
It can devastate or purify!
It is sometimes said that gossip spreads like wildfire.
Well so does good news.
The Samaritan woman is a great example of this.
She believed and immediately ran around town telling of her experience.
This woman would have been considered lowly even to the Samaritans as an adulteress and yet, nearly an entire town because saved due to her faith.
Faith was a fire that caught her soul and could not be contained.
She it carried her away and spread the fire around town!
Malachi speaks of the purification quality of fire.
Malachi
Paul tells how we are tested by fire.
1 Corinthians
The fire is not to be something a Christian fears, but something we should embrace and long for.
Aneel Aranha says, “Ask God to burn in us the fire of faith and burn off from us any sinfulness, and make what we do something that survives the test of quality on the Day of Judgment.”
The sparks were beginning to fly when Jesus began his teaching (in more ways than one considering the reception by the leaders of Israel).
However, the true fire will be ignited upon the cross and becoming a consuming flame.
Look with me at Jesus response in regards to the upcoming cross.
Baptism is death leading to new life.
For us it is with water, but for Christ it was a baptism of fire.
It was extreme agony, torture, and death.
It was not something He was looking forward to.
No, in fact, He says, “how distressed I am...”.
The word here used for “distressed” means, “seized” or “hemmed in.”
When people face trauma we say they “seize in fear.”
This is what this means.
Jesus had no delusions about what was going to happen and yet, He continued on for what was to be accomplished by it.
I believe Jesus anxiousness for it to be accomplished was two-fold; He was not looking forward to the suffering and anxious for that to be over.
However, even more He was anxious for His followers to have the understanding and empowerment that would come by way of the Holy Spirit.
That is our baptism by fire.
I began talking about contradictions.
I suppose fire could be seen as a contradiction.
We think the worst of fire and yet we see how fire can bring good things.
But the contradiction I was referring to earlier is more connected with our next few verses.
Luke 12:-
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