Now, let’s look at two cases. The first case is in Luke
20. At this point, Jesus has entered
into the village and has been teaching the people the good word. Now, the Pharisees get their religious suits
on and ask Jesus for a verification of the authority that He has to preach the
word. Now, Jesus is a beast in my opinion. Instead of answering the question,
he asked them a question about John the Baptist. He asked them where the authority of John the
Baptist came from. Now, the Pharisees
knew they were wrong and answered saying they were not able to tell. But, then Jesus
talks about the parable in Luke 20:9-19 with the vineyard lord. This vineyard lord sent out servants to
receive fruit from the husbandmen. But,
the servants got beat up and then he sent his beloved son. And the husbandmen
took him out of the vineyard and killed him. Now, I find this interesting
because once when He said this parable, the Pharisees knew what Jesus was
talking about. And in reality, Jesus is
talking about His death and how His own people who trusted in Him killed Him
and turned their backs on Him. Through this,
you see that Jesus, to the Pharisees, was a threat to their power and to their religious
ways. They did not see Jesus as the
Savior of the world. They may have known
that He was the Messiah and the truth but did not want to accept Him because He
was a threat to their own ways and did not want a change.
The psalmist David has a different approach in Psalm
27. Now, he says that the Lord is my
light and my salvation and the strength of my life. If he has Jesus, then there
is no fear in the world. According to
David, everything we need is in Jesus.
He goes on to say that He is a provider because in verse 5, he says that
He shall hide me in his pavilion.
Basically, God is the protector and the provider of His life. Now, Hannah was talking about how to have
peace. In order to have peace, you need Jesus. When you trust God and you know who He is to
you, then you realize He has your back.
And that is when you get your peace.
As Christians, we have a relationship with Christ. The true worshippers should be seeking God
and having that relationship every day and not just on Sundays. Do you REALLY know what Jesus is to you? Do
you REALLY know who Jesus is? #1 Keep reading His Word. The Word of God is how
we get to know God. When you read the
word, you know that no weapon formed against you shall prosper. You know that he will never leave you nor
forsake you. And there are so many other
scriptures that tell you who God is. #2
Keep your prayer life going and increase your time with Christ. Like I said, it is a relationship. The only way to work on a relationship is
talking. Our way to talk to Christ is through prayer. All prayer is talking
straight to God. When you are praying and having a relationship, God will begin
to reveal Himself to you and you will know who God is. Therefore, I challenge
you to figure out who Jesus is to you.
Don’t think about only what He has done for you. That is only a part of who He is. Think about His qualities: his love, his
grace and many more things. Have a blessed Sunday!!!
I know for myself that this song is a great representation of just a little bit of what Jesus is to me. For me, God is awesome, mighty, my deliverer, my protector, and so much more!!! Enjoy!!! "Awesome" By Charles Jenkins Fellowship
Salvation Sunday: Steven Gable
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