Sitting of Jesus
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John 4:1-6
The postures of Jesus is an interesting study:
•In the Bible we find Jesus standing (Luke 4:16; John 20:14; Acts 7:55).
•There were times when He laid down (Mk. 4:38).
•You find Him kneeling (Luke 22:41).
•Often you see Jesus walking (John 1:36; Mt. 4:18)
•Once Jesus “stooped down” to write in the ground with His finger (John 8:6)
•In the garden He fell on His face (Mt. 26:39).
•And sometimes He simply sat (Luke 4:20; Mt. 26:55).
Jesus’ sitting never implied Jesus was “sitting down on the job.” Jesus was busy from sunup to sundown. When Jesus sat down it was more than just a moment to catch His breath and rest.
There are times when it appears the Lord is not responding as we’d like. Why doesn’t Jesus stand up and help me? Yet He chooses to remain seated.
On a stormy sea, the disciples accused Jesus of not caring because He had not arose. When Jesus remains seated, it doesn’t mean He doesn’t care.
In this message I want us to consider a few occasions when Jesus sits. The sittings of Jesus may teach us some very important lessons.
When Jesus sits down, it may be…
I. A Pause of TRUE CONCERN (John 4:1-6).
Luke 2:46—A young Jesus sits “…in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.” Jesus sitting and listening reveals a complete grasp of what was being taught.
•No situation ever puzzled Him.
•No incident ever got the better of Him.
•No crisis was unmanageable for Him.
He was never “under the circumstances.” He was “on-top” of every circumstance. He was in charge of every event that came His way.
When Jesus sits down, it may be…
III. A Position of TOTAL CONTROL (Mt. 21:1-9; Mk. 11:1-7; Luke 19:29-35).
A. The TAMING of the colt—
B. The THRONE of Christ–
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