The Gospel of John 3:25-26 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God Says …

“Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying. And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him." (John 3:25-26 KJV)

These passages reveal that the enemy of our soul, the devil, was and always at work from the time Eve gave in to its deceit. He works through the outfit of religion, along with every other forms of confusion, then and now. In this scene, using the religious Jews, he tried to drive a wedge between the Lord's and John the Baptist's disciples, by trying to sow conflict, so to establish the supremacy of their religion over the lives of many. They attempted to incite competition between the Lord and John the Baptist. They do not know that what they watched was the Father's plan unfolding. The religious Jews were minions of the prince of darkness, used to keep many from the saving grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Their religious enterprises, their hold to power and their fame were threatened. Hence, they became subservient pawns of the enemy, the devil.

As we too watch in this day and age, many religions are deceiving many from the truth and drawing them to follow pagan based creed of customs and rituals. They even use the name of Jesus, but do not honor His Words. They promote doctrines made by men to enrich their institutions and pursuits to gain elaborate material possessions at the expense of the souls of many. The Lord Jesus warned of the religious Pharisees' yeast then, and us of the present day religions, as well..

The Lord Jesus gave this warning to us through His disciples: “Meanwhile, when a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disciples, saying: “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.” (Luke 12:1 NIV)

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.)

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