There are some places you don’t care to be or groups you don’t want to be a part of. They rolled up their hospitality and their sidewalks they closed their shops and their homes and put out the no welcome sign. They rejected the idea of He and His followers spending the night. In spite of Jesus’ earlier ministry successes in Samaria recorded in John 4, the Samaritans refused to welcome the Lord seeing that He was determined not to turn aside and worship at their holy site but go on to Jerusalem. Gerizim in their province of Samaria was the only place to worship God. The Samaritans hated the Jews and considered the Jews heretical in their insistence of worship at Jerusalem and its temple. He sent two of His disciples ahead but when the Samaritans found out they were Jews, they were angry. He and His entourage passed through Samaria rather than go the customary trip around Samaria. Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem to die on the cross for our sins and salvation. When you believe you are ill-used, what do you think and how do you feel? When is the last time that you did not feel honored? How did that make you feel? Your answer will tell you a great deal about what spirit you are of that is, what manner of spirit you are and the motivation behind your spirit. ![]() My question is, how do you think and feel about being criticized, disrespected, ignored, insulted, injured, maligned, mistreated, misjudged, rebuked, rejected, put-down, shut-down, or let-down? How do you respond when you are belittled or spoken to harshly or misused or even abused? This is a really important question. So, I’m asking you to do the unusual and talk straight to yourself. We lie to ourselves and seldom face the truth about who we are and what we are. The question I am about to ask you requires something that is rare for human beings-self-honesty-being honest with yourself. 56 For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them.” And they went to another village. 54 And when His disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, just as Elijah did?” 55 But He turned and rebuked them, and said, “You do not know what manner of spirit you are of. ![]() 53 But they did not receive Him, because His face was set for the journey to Jerusalem. And as they went, they entered a village of the Samaritans, to prepare for Him. Now it came to pass, when the time had come for Him to be received up, that He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem, 52 and sent messengers before His face.
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