When God Says …
“And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.” (John 6:65 KJV).
Authentic and true seeking is the key. That's the revealing message of this passage. When we seek truly, we will find (Matthew 7:6), as the Father will send us to find the Lord Jesus Christ. Seeking with the pure intent to hear and to believe (Romans 10:17) is the most gainful and consequential action we can take while we are still in this otherwise cursory non consequential realm of living in the flesh. Yes sadly, this life is superficial lived apart from the Lord Jesus Christ. This life is inconsequential without God, as the flesh is fleeting and like dew it just banishes in a flash. Then, nothingness comes! Dust returns to dust! (Genesis 3:19).
Hence, not truly seeking God, doing nothing heavenly by merely going through the motion of the world; or behaving as the pagans and even religious world do, is devoid of life. Rejecting the true God who sent the Lord Jesus Christ or perhaps like many religions do that use His name for their ulterior motives, pose a very costly and tragic consequence of eternal ramification, not just to the flesh, but to one's soul and spirit.
God is neither partial nor respecter of persons. We are all on the same proximity to Him. No one is closer than anyone to God. But, when purity to seek Him first and belief kicks in, that's the game changer. When we use our freedom of choice to choose Him, pursue Him and believe in Him, we are set apart from the world and the Father will send us to Christ Jesus. He will be in us and we in Him! (Revelation 3:20).
Scriptures assure us that as we seek and believe in Him, as with Apostle Paul, we can affirm: “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”(Galatians 2:20 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.)
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