5 Minutes with Jesus is a daily devotional series for people in the midst of real life, whether facing anxiety, grief, questions of purpose, or simply needing encouragement and connection. Hosted by Sheila Walsh, each five-minute episode offers Biblical truth, honest reflections on faith and emotions, and closes with a moment of prayer.
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| Sheila Walsh: Wisdom from the Spirit | 5 Minutes with Jesus | April 1, 2026
- As we prepare our hearts for easter.
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- My prayer is that god will give us the courage
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- And the grace to know when to speak up
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- And the wisdom to know when to be quiet.
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- You and i will never argue people into the kingdom,
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- But the holy spirit is always working, drawing people
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- To jesus.
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- If you're facing a battle in your life
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- From those who don't understand your commitment to jesus,
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- Ask the holy spirit for wisdom to know what to say and when.
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- And don't be afraid if you face criticism.
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- I can't think of a greater honor than to be representative
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- Of the light of the world in these dark
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- Days.
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- I grew up in a culture that viewed sunday
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- As a day to sleep late and then visit the pub.
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- The early days of revival in scotland had faded,
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- And many of our beautiful churches had been turned into
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- Movie theaters or carpet warehouses and high school.
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- I was the only one in my class that attended church regularly.
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- You know,
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- Some of my friends would pop in at easter
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- Or they enjoy the candlelight service at christmas.
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- But it was an add on, not a way of life.
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- I had to learn from the holy spirit when to speak
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- And when to be quiet.
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- As a young teenager, i'm sure i antagonized
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- Many people with my enthusiasm for evangelism.
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- When you know the life shaking difference that christ
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- Makes, you want other people to experience that.
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- But one of the greatest lessons i learned from jesus
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- As he walked through holy week was his surrender
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- To god's perfect timing.
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- So now it's tuesday and jesus is back in the temple.
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- When the teachers of the law begin to question his authority
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- In matthew's gospel, chapter 21, we read this.
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- When jesus returned to the temple and began teaching,
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- The leading priests and elders came up to him.
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- They demanded, by
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- What authority are you doing all these things?
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- Who gave you the right?
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- I'll tell you by what authority i do these things.
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- If you answer one question, jesus replied,
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- Did john's authority to baptize
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- Come from heaven, or was it merely human?
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- He talked it over among themselves.
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- Well, if we say it was from heaven,
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- Who will ask us why we didn't believe john?
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- But if we say it was merely human, would be mob,
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- Because the people believed john was a prophet.
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- So they finally replied, we don't know that.
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- Jesus responded.
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- Then i won't tell you by what authority.
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- I do these things.
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- Honestly, it was the perfect answer.
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- If jesus had said, it's because i'm the son of god,
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- That would certainly have led to his immediate arrest.
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- But that was not god's timing.
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- The chief priests and the elders hoped to trap him.
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- They thought no matter how he answered,
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- If he claimed
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- To have authority in himself as the son of god,
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- They would accuse him of blasphemy.
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- If he claimed authority from men that would discredit him,
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- He claimed authority from god.
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- They would challenge him, asking
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- Where john's authority came from was a perfect question.
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- If they said it came from heaven,
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- Then they would be acknowledging jesus as the messiah.
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- As john had proclaimed it.
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- But if they said his authority came from himself,
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- They would infuriate the crowd who believed
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- He was a messenger sent from god.
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- So they gave the lamest,
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- Most embarrassing answer.
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- We don't know
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- That when i'm asked a tough question,
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- Saying i don't know, the answer is a reasonable response.
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- But you need to understand.
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- For the sadducees,
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- Who were part of the group questioning jesus, it was not.
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- It was one of their main jobs to be able to distinguish
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- Between true and false prophets.
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- For them to have to say in front of the crowd
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- That they didn't know was humiliating
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- At any moment during holy week.
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- Jesus could have said so much
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- That would have revealed who he was, but
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- He totally surrendered his life to god's perfect timing.
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- He spoke truth with wisdom
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- As we prepare our hearts for easter.
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- My prayer is that god will give us the courage
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- And the grace to know when to speak up
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- And the wisdom to know when to be quiet.
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- You and i will never argue people into the kingdom,
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- But the holy spirit is always working, drawing people to jesus
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- If you're facing a battle in your life
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- From those who don't understand your commitment to jesus,
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- Ask the holy spirit for wisdom to know what to say and when.
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- And don't be afraid if you face criticism.
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- I can't think of a greater honor than to be representative
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- Of the light of the world in these dark days.
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- Let's pray.
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- Lord jesus,
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- Thank you that the life that you displayed, even
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- In that week that led up to your crucifixion,
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- Showed so much wisdom and grace.
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- Do you know when to speak?
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- And you knew when to hold back an answer?
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- Because what mattered to you was your father's perfect timing.
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- Holy spirit, i ask this week
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- That you would give each one of us that same wisdom.
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- In jesus name,
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- Amen.
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