“Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; and hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.” (John 5:25-27 KJV)
These passages remind us that this hour, this moment right now, the Lord Jesus is telling you and I that as we hear these Words He speaks in His holy and written Words, we shall live. Both the Father and the Son have life from within. The Father imparted life to Adam as He breath into his nostrils (Genesis 2:7). There is life in the words that emanate from the mouth of the Son. He is the source of life that endures forever. His Words are alive! (Hebrews 4:12). As we let His Words speak to us and we listen and believe, we who were once dead in sin are quickened to life and we shall live walking by faith, not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7).
The Lord Jesus being fully God, who is the Son of God and fully man, being the Son of Man, has the 'authority to execute judgement' to all humanity. He experience and live in human form subjected to the same challenges we have in a hostile world. “Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.” (Hebrews 2:18 NIV). He overcame the world. He lived undefiled by the filthiness of the world. Judgement is in His power to dispense.
Hence, as we receive Him and let Him live in us, we become His temple by faith, we have this assurance: “Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world.” (1 John 4:15-17 ESV)
And I say, AMEN!
Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries
(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)
Partners For Christ Ministries, INC
P. O. Box 773716
Ocala, FL 34477
Touching lives in Cambodia, The Philippines, The Middle East, The USA, and... other countries.
PFC Ministries
(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)
Partners For Christ Ministries, INC
P. O. Box 773716
Ocala, FL 34477
Touching lives in Cambodia, The Philippines, The Middle East, The USA, and... other countries.
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