Friday 101725
Acts 9:15 ‘…But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’ AKJV
Ephesians 2:8 ‘…For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God…’ AKJV
Romans 10:9 ‘…that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved…’ AKJV
Jesus, as I am about to leave for a vacation with my grandkids, reach out and protect us, and keep us safe in Your presence. Comfort us Jesus and let us know that we are in Your presence. As I leave with my family, allow those that I teach every week, to remain in Your Word, let them know they are being comforted and watched over by Your redeeming love. Guide them Jesus and keep them all safe in Your arms. I love You Jesus. Amen.
The Bible verses we’re going to use this morning are:
Luke 24:13, :16; John 20:15-17; Revelation 1:7; 2Timothy 2:15; Philippians 4:6-7; 1Corinthians 11:1; Acts 9:3, :15.
This morning’s lesson, I hope will wake up some of those individuals that think they are following in Jesus’ footsteps, because their man-made religion tells them they are walking the right way.
WAKE UP … are you following your pastor, your priest, your church and its denomination, or are you FOLLOWING JESUS CHRIST?
I heard a music video this morning that got me visualizing the words that we have been given in God’s Word.
Do you know, the image that we have of Jesus Christ in our minds, does not mean that is the ONLY way that Jesus will look to us on that day when we will finally be able to see Him.
Remember back in our Bibles, after Jesus rose from His tomb and walked on the road to Emmaus, the two disciples didn’t recognize Him.
Luke 24:13 ‘…And behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs…’ AKJV
Luke 24:16 ‘…But their eyes were holden that they should not know him…’ AKJV
Remember from our Bibles the story of Mary Magdeline at Jesus tomb on His resurrection morning?
John 20
vs15 ‘…Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him, hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away…’
vs16 ‘…Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master…’
vs17 ‘…Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God…’ AKJV
God’s Word tells us that there will be many times that we will see Jesus standing right in front of us and we will not recognize His face … because we are looking for the face that we have memorized in our minds.
But in the book of Revelation, we are told that ‘EVERY EYE SHALL SEE HIM.’
Revelation 1:7 ‘…Behold, he cometh with clouds; and EVERY EYE SHALL SEE HIM, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen…’ AKJV
STOP relying on your church to save you … STOP relying on a man-made religion to be there for you, they will be fighting to save themselves … STOP relying on your human pastors and priests to save you, they too, will be fighting to stay afloat … JESUS CHRIST IS THE ONLY ONE THAT WILL BE ABLE TO SAVE YOU.
The other night as I laid in bed before I went off to sleep, I thought of the importance in 2Timothy 2:15.
2Timothy 2:15 ‘…Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth…’ AKJV
STUDY your Bibles and LISTEN to the words that God has given us … STOP relying on your man-made religions, your pastors, your priests, your churches and their denominations … instead:
PUT YOUR TRUST AND FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST.
Philippians 4
vs6 ‘…Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God…’
vs7 ‘…And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus…’ AKJV
No where in the Bible are we told we should be stuck in a time warp, keeping our focus between Jesus’ earthly ministry teachings and resurrection Sunday.
We are taught that we are to FOLLOW in His footsteps.
1Corinthians 11:1 ‘…Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ…’ AKJV
The apostle Paul is trying to teach us to FOLLOW him, just like he is FOLLOWING Jesus Christ.
After Jesus’ crucifixion, His resurrection from the tomb and His ascension up into heaven, Jesus returned to this earth to guide those of us that desire to FOLLOW Him.
In a revelation, Jesus confronted Saul of Tarsus.
Acts 9:3 ‘…And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven…’ AKJV
In a revelation, Jesus spoke and directed Ananias to move.
Acts 9:15 ‘…But the Lord said unto him (Ananias), Go thy way: for he (Saul of Tarsus) is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’ AKJV
Jesus didn’t step foot on the planet earth … that event will occur at Jesus’ second coming. These events in the book of Acts, are of Jesus reaching out to each one of us trying to get us to FOLLOW Him.
Jesus, in His power and might, He is trying to pull us ALL towards and into His presence. Jesus can use music … He can use places around us … He can use people that we may not normally desire … it doesn’t matter what we think, the ONLY thing that matters is what Jesus wants to do.
STUDY the Word that God has given us. READ about His love that He has for each one of us. FOLLOW in His footsteps and allow Him to use you where He needs you to be used.
I’ll be back in a couple of weeks, but right now, in the presence of God … ask Him to guide and protect you from the evil that is found in this world, everywhere today, all around us.
I love ALL of y’all.
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Jesus, thank You for the strength you have given me, to share the message that I was given this morning through a music video. Allow others Jesus to find that same message today in everything that they will do. I love You Jesus. We ALL love You. Amen.
ps … just in case you are wondering, the music video was Bam Brubaker.
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