God's Thoughts and Ways Above Ours: they didn't know the important things

 The question of disciples of Jesus: “Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, just as Elijah did?” (Luke 9:54)

The rebuking answer of Jesus: “You do not know what manner of spirit you are of. For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them.” (Luke 9:55-56)

The Samaritans did not receive Jesus, and James and John were so angry that they spoke these words. This question shows what they knew. They knew that the attitude of the Samaritans towards Jesus was wrong, they knew what the prophet Elijah did, they knew that before doing anything they should ask Jesus, they knew that if the Lord allows them, they can do the same thing that Elijah did. But they didn't know two important things: they didn't know what spirit they were from, they didn't know why Jesus came. Jesus rebuked them and reminded them that the purpose of His coming was not to destroy people's lives, but to save them.

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