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Date: Sunday, October 11, 2015
Chapters: Matthew 26 http://imfollowingjesus.com/Bible-Reading-284.html
Message Title: Offended Of Christ, But Not Forsaken
Hello My Friend,
The will of God takes us to places we cannot imagine, and if not for the power of God in us we would never get through some of the challenges we are faced with. We hear a lot of people standing up for their faith and even dying for it, but what about those who out of fear deny they know Christ? There is a reason why Jesus refers to His people as sheep, they get lost without a shepherd. Once saved always saved, Christ knows that under pressure many will deny they know Him, but He knows who are His, He knows His sheep, and when the time is right He will call them and they will come running. “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.” - John 10:27,28.
I know them, and they follow me, not everyone what says they know Christ are actually saved. Perhaps the most infamous person of all time would be Judas Iscariot, he was definitely presented with the Gospel, and perhaps even led people to Christ himself, but never believed nor received Him himself. In fact, he knew there was a plot to have Jesus killed and orchestrated a plan to get Him captured. “Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him. But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people. Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.” - Matthew 26:3-5,14-16.
And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him, Christ lets His disciples know that someone was among them was about to betray Him. When there was occasion, He let them know about it. He had often told them that the Son of man should be betrayed, now He tells them that one of them should do it, that when they saw it, they might not only be the less surprised, but may give him a chance to change His mind. “And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I? And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me. The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born. Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said. Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.” - Matthew 26:21-25,31,32.
All ye shall be offended because of me this night: each one began to examine himself to find whether he wa scapable of betraying Him. Those who love Christ really do not intend to turn on Him completely, but they can become offended (stumble or fall) given certain circumstances of deep fear of persecution. We do not have to live in fear, if we keep our eyes on Jesus, even when we are being mocked, tested, and tried of our faith, we can get through it. Paul said it best, to be absent from the body means to be present with the Lord, if they kill us, at least we will be with Jesus and any loved ones who were saved. “Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.” - 2 Corinthians 5:6-8.
The time was here that Jesus would be betrayed and captured, before things began to happen He goes up to Gethsemane to pray. Even though Jesus is God, He gave all His power to the Father and submitted to His will. Since He has the same flesh that we do, He felt deep sorrow for what was about to happen, but knew that if it didn't come to pass there would be no victory. When He returns, He was betrayed by Judas and captured.
“Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast. And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him. And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him. And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear. Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be? In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me. But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.” - Matthew 26:48-56.
At any time He could have intervened and chosen another way to save mankind, but He continued for one reason and one reason only, to be that pure sacrifice needed to redeem a soul who believes in Him once and for all. While God would rather see us receive Christ and trust Him with all things without any pain and agony in our lives, the majority of the time people do not receive Him or understand the purpose of having received Him until they are faced with pain and agony. It is the pains and agony's of life that not only bring us closer to God, but give us the victory through Christ. So, while we may have lapses of judgment through our pains and agony's, Jesus knows who are His, He has already given us the victory, we just need to remember that and realize that our faith in Him does not return void. “O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.” - 1 Corinthians 15:55-58.
Today's Prayer: God, I have chosen today to stand by You, when things are going great, I will stand by You, when I am being persecuted, I will stand by You, when I feel all alone and it seems like life is falling apart, I will stand by You. Nothing gives me more comfort, hope, and peace than when I remind myself that You are with me. And although I know my works do not save me, I know that my faith and acceptance of Your Son in my life does. Let me never lose the joy of my salvation and let me never forget that You love me and that Christ lives in me. In Jesus' name. Amen.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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Date: Sunday, October 11, 2015
Chapters: Matthew 26 http://imfollowingjesus.com/Bible-Reading-284.html
Message Title: Offended Of Christ, But Not Forsaken
Hello My Friend,
The will of God takes us to places we cannot imagine, and if not for the power of God in us we would never get through some of the challenges we are faced with. We hear a lot of people standing up for their faith and even dying for it, but what about those who out of fear deny they know Christ? There is a reason why Jesus refers to His people as sheep, they get lost without a shepherd. Once saved always saved, Christ knows that under pressure many will deny they know Him, but He knows who are His, He knows His sheep, and when the time is right He will call them and they will come running. “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.” - John 10:27,28.
I know them, and they follow me, not everyone what says they know Christ are actually saved. Perhaps the most infamous person of all time would be Judas Iscariot, he was definitely presented with the Gospel, and perhaps even led people to Christ himself, but never believed nor received Him himself. In fact, he knew there was a plot to have Jesus killed and orchestrated a plan to get Him captured. “Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him. But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people. Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.” - Matthew 26:3-5,14-16.
And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him, Christ lets His disciples know that someone was among them was about to betray Him. When there was occasion, He let them know about it. He had often told them that the Son of man should be betrayed, now He tells them that one of them should do it, that when they saw it, they might not only be the less surprised, but may give him a chance to change His mind. “And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I? And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me. The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born. Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said. Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.” - Matthew 26:21-25,31,32.
All ye shall be offended because of me this night: each one began to examine himself to find whether he wa scapable of betraying Him. Those who love Christ really do not intend to turn on Him completely, but they can become offended (stumble or fall) given certain circumstances of deep fear of persecution. We do not have to live in fear, if we keep our eyes on Jesus, even when we are being mocked, tested, and tried of our faith, we can get through it. Paul said it best, to be absent from the body means to be present with the Lord, if they kill us, at least we will be with Jesus and any loved ones who were saved. “Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.” - 2 Corinthians 5:6-8.
The time was here that Jesus would be betrayed and captured, before things began to happen He goes up to Gethsemane to pray. Even though Jesus is God, He gave all His power to the Father and submitted to His will. Since He has the same flesh that we do, He felt deep sorrow for what was about to happen, but knew that if it didn't come to pass there would be no victory. When He returns, He was betrayed by Judas and captured.
“Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast. And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him. And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him. And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear. Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be? In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me. But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.” - Matthew 26:48-56.
At any time He could have intervened and chosen another way to save mankind, but He continued for one reason and one reason only, to be that pure sacrifice needed to redeem a soul who believes in Him once and for all. While God would rather see us receive Christ and trust Him with all things without any pain and agony in our lives, the majority of the time people do not receive Him or understand the purpose of having received Him until they are faced with pain and agony. It is the pains and agony's of life that not only bring us closer to God, but give us the victory through Christ. So, while we may have lapses of judgment through our pains and agony's, Jesus knows who are His, He has already given us the victory, we just need to remember that and realize that our faith in Him does not return void. “O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.” - 1 Corinthians 15:55-58.
Today's Prayer: God, I have chosen today to stand by You, when things are going great, I will stand by You, when I am being persecuted, I will stand by You, when I feel all alone and it seems like life is falling apart, I will stand by You. Nothing gives me more comfort, hope, and peace than when I remind myself that You are with me. And although I know my works do not save me, I know that my faith and acceptance of Your Son in my life does. Let me never lose the joy of my salvation and let me never forget that You love me and that Christ lives in me. In Jesus' name. Amen.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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