When God Says …
“Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil? Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me.” (John 8:48-49 KJV)
These religious Pharisees, Scribes and leaders of the Jews in Jerusalem continue to sink lower and lower in their insinuations against the Lord Jesus Christ, to fuel their pursuit to stop Him from revealing the truth. Earlier, they insinuated that the Lord was an illegitimate child (John 8:41). Now, they are accusing Him again of having a demon (John 7:20). But, the Lord knowing the content of their hearts and their motivations, remain vigilant in directing them to the truth that can set them free. Truly, He is love (1 John 4:8). His grace is abounding even to those who are adamant in their unbelief, as these religious people are. And, to those in our present age who are stubborn in rejecting the Lord consciously or out of ignorance, the Lord Jesus continues to pursue each one by name (Isaiah 43:1b) driven by His love. Jesus loves!
On their part, the religious leadership view the truth as threat to their positions and possessions. Enjoying their religious lifestyles as so-called authorities controlling the lives of many (just like in our contemporary religious systems) they are working hard to keep the truth from freeing those they control to keep their lifestyles. Unbeknownst to many looking up to these people, sadly to all who are not truly seeking the Kingdom of God and His righteousness (Matthew 6:33a) the clock is ticking. It is time to seek it and enter through the gate who is the Lord Jesus Christ by believing and receiving His gospel of grace. Sadly, many are deceived and like a blind guided by the blind hand of religion (Matthew 15:14) sleepwalking to eternal death. Religions are the devil's convenient tools to keep many as collateral victims in his doom (Revelations 20:10).
That's the truth that these passages exposed. The leadership of religion honors their father the devil, to hinder the truth that Lord Jesus Christ is revealing direct from the Father who sent Him to bring us back into His family. We must have this settled that by believing, the Lord's Words said : “But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.” (John 1:12-13 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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