James  and  John  are  truly  living  up  to  their  moniker;  ‘Sons  of  Thunder’, perhaps not taking too kindly to rejection. After all, amongst them is the ‘Son of God’, the ‘King of Israel’ how dare they reject him, escalating the situation is the animosity between the Jews and the Samaritans. But Our Lord accepts the situation from the hands  of  the  Father and moves on, nothing  shall  deter  him  a  greater  mission  awaits and there is no time to get embroiled in petty human conflicts. Here, we can be James and John, the Lord is on our side hence everything else needs to be smooth sailing and when things don’t go our  way we respond with knee-jerk reactions. We have a role to play how- ever small it is important and keeping our eyes fixed firmly on our destination, the heart of our Father. It’s easy to lose sight of it especially in these times, therefore each of us to need to keep holding onto the hem of the garment of our Lord, because time is quickly running out!

Prayer: Abba Father, help me keep my eyes firmly fixed on our Lord Jesus and through him my purpose. Amen