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Following Jesus is Risky

August 16, 2018 By admin

When Jesus came to Israel and revealed himself as God’s son, it cost him his life. It was not the secularists or liberal Romans who felt most threatened by his claims, it was the religious people. The “church” goers. The religious elite. The God-believers. Their established view of God did not allow Jesus to be the Messiah, and when he presented himself as such—as God’s very son, they viewed it as “fake news” and believed it was their duty to resist him.

Today, some God-followers in America want us to believe that our greatest enemies are secularists, humanists, and liberals. They have crafted a doctrinal alliance that presents specific issues that they claim need to be destroyed (i.e. abortion, feminism, homosexuality, and socialism). Their argument is that God needs Christians everywhere to unite against these evils, and that if we don’t, God will punish America for her sins.

It is interesting that Jesus never gave such a mandate to the early church, and there is no such directive found anywhere in Scripture. The assignment that Jesus gave the disciples before his departure was,

“Go out and train everyone you meet, far and near, in this way of life, marking them by baptism in the threefold name: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Then instruct them in the practice of all I have commanded you. I’ll be with you as you do this, day after day after day, right up to the end of the age” (Matthew 28:19-20, The Message).

The focus of the mission was, and still is, heart transformation, not of ridding our culture or the world of evil. The present fascination that some Christians have with politics is luring them away from the very work they’re called to do. Personal conversion and deliverance from the power of sin is what we need. To a large extent, when hearts are made right, many of the problems that plague us as a culture diminish as well. Yet, Christians will continue to be the recipients of persecution and misunderstanding till the end of time. This should not be surprising. Jesus said,

“I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world” (John 16:33, NLT).

Being God-like got Jesus killed, and being like Jesus is certain to bring us trouble, to some degree. It comes with the territory. Jesus said,

“My Kingdom is not an earthly kingdom. If it were, my followers would fight to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish leaders. But my Kingdom is not of this world” (John 18:36, NLT).

Does this mean we should not try to make the world a better place? Of course not! It means that when we are in harmony with God, the Mustard-seed-effect kicks in and God’s influence is diffused through us to others. As a result we are motivated to feed the hungry, prevent violence against women and children, reduce poverty, visit the sick and more. Jesus explained that his followers were to make people thirsty for God by their acts of kindness and compassion.

“Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets” (Matthew 7:12, NLT).

Following Jesus is risky because we live in “occupied territory.” The apostle Peter said, “Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith. Remember that your family of believers all over the world is going through the same kind of suffering you are” (1 Peter 5:8-9, NLT).

It was the “church” who killed Jesus. And the time will come when some “Christians” will again feel justified in killing those who don’t accept their version of “truth.”

Contrast this with John’s observation,

“If anyone claims, ‘I am living in the light,’ but hates a Christian brother or sister, that person is still living in darkness” (1 John 2:9, NLT).

For the Christian, the final proof of authenticity is not which church they belong to, or even which doctrines they believe. The devil knows the truth, yet it has not changed him for the better. It is possible to believe all of the right things for the wrong reasons.

“The Anarchist’s coming is all Satan’s work. All his power and signs and miracles are fake, evil sleight of hand that plays to the gallery of those who hate the truth that could save them. And since they’re so obsessed with evil, God rubs their noses in it—gives them what they want. Since they refuse to trust truth, they’re banished to their chosen world of lies and illusions” (2 Thessalonians 2:11, The Message).

This doesn’t have to be. We can journey to a place of healing and joy if we accept the provision that God has made for us through his son, Jesus.

“When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future” (John 16:13, NLT).

Rich DuBose writes from Northern California.

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An unfulfilled prophesy

March 9, 2018 By admin

Quick! Name three women leaders of the early Christian church. Any come to mind? Our inability to do even this undermines our ability to normalise the full participation of men and women in building the kingdom of God, writes Dr Lisa Clark Diller in this critique of the church’s reluctance to embrace again the radical role Jesus modelled for women.

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His Majesty and Greatness

December 13, 2017 By admin

Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all. 1 Chronicles 29:11. God is our Father, who loves and cares for us as His children; He is also the great King of the universe. God cannot be compared with the things His hands have made.

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Article posted on en.intercer.net from Rose’s Devotional.

Rose’s Devotionals are prepared by Rose Hartwell, one of the Intercer founders. Since 1999, Rose sends out a daily devotional newsletter that includes a commentary on a Bible passage, a list of prayer requests for the current week and an illustration from daily life that applies to the Bible passage in study.

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A Fond Mother’s Request

July 11, 2017 By admin

To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. Revelation 3:21. James and John presented through their mother a petition requesting that they might be permitted to occupy the highest positions of honor in Christ’s kingdom. Notwithstanding Christ’s repeated instruction concerning the nature of His kingdom, these young disciples still cherished the hope for a Messiah who would take His throne and kingly power in accordance with the desires of men…. But the Saviour answered, “Ye know not what ye ask.

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Article posted on en.intercer.net from Rose’s Devotional.

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Babylon’s Leading Citizen

March 22, 2017 By admin

There is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Daniel 2:28.CC 251.1 Daniel sought the Lord when the decree went forth to slay all the wise men of the kingdom of Babylon because they could not relate or interpret a dream which had gone from the king’s mind. Nebuchadnezzar demanded not only the interpretation of the dream, but the relation of the dream itself…. They declared that the request of the king was… beyond that which had ever been required of any man

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