When God Says …
“Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me? He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.” (John 8:46-47 KJV)
The Lord Jesus, being full of grace and truth, remain steadfast in engaging with grace these nasty group of religious people, who on the other hand are resolved in their pursuit to trap Him. Such a profound demonstration of unconditional love we see in the Lord who came to save the world from their sins. Yet, He who was and is of no sin was being accused as a sinner that even these religious accusers could not point on any sin He committed. The Lord Jesus continue to give them the message of truth that they may believe and be saved, which He came to accomplish. He did not come to condemn.
The Lord already pointed to these so-called religious scholars, who are like our present day religious 'figures', the evidence of truth that they all have access to. As it was then, they, and today we, have the Scriptures (John 5:39-40) available, not creeds of religion made by men. They saw the miracles (John 8:18; 5:36) and heard the eye witness testimonies of John the Baptist, we have the apostles (John 5:32-33), and His own Words from the Father (John 8:26) for them to hear and see, and are written for us to reflect on. Theirs, and some of today's rejections, are because they don't want to. They follow the cue of their father the devil, as the Lord revealed.
As the Lord Jesus then wrestled with the prince of darkness and its minions in the flesh, we are warned that we too being His redeemed and born again by faith in Him, will wrestle against the same forces. Hence, we are reminded, as it is written: “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.” (Ephesians 6:12-13 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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