JESUS SPEAKING
“He who believes in me, believes not in me, but in Him who sent me. And him who sees me sees Him who sent me […] He who rejects me, and does not receive my words, has that which judges him—the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day. For I have not spoken on my own authority; but the Father who sent me gave me a command, what I should say, and what I should speak” (John 12: 44-50, condensed.)
INSPIRED THOUGHTS
No telephones existed in the ancient world; no telegraphs, and certainly no computers. The only way to communicate a message across any great distance was by letter or emissary. An emissary was a person who was given a message to bring from one leader to another. The messages they were given to communicate had to be repeated word for word; all of the words the messenger spoke were considered the words of the king who sent him. The kings emissary was treated exactly as the king himself would have been treated if he had visited in person. If the king’s emissary was treated poorly, it meant that they did not respect the king. Jesus, although distinct in person from God, was God. He was God’s one and only son and solitary messenger (emissary.) He had all of God’s authority; all of God’s power, and all of God’s words. Every word he spoke, God Himself spoke. Every miracle he performed, God performed; every emotion he expressed, God expressed; every act of love he showed, revealed a loving God and caring Father.
When Jesus walked the shores of the Sea of Galilee, he was treated in one of two ways. Some respected him, invited him into their homes, and honored him as God. Others treated him as just another man and believed he was crazy and demon possessed; those who hated him didn’t realize that by persecuting him, despising him, and rejecting him, they were persecuting, despising and rejecting God Himself. When they nailed Jesus to cross they crucified God. Today Christ is still being accepted and rejected; some are crucifying him while others are calling him ‘King,’ ‘Lord,’ and ‘God.’
How are you treating Jesus Christ today? Have his words found a place in your heart. Have you accepted his sacrifice, and his message; have you called him master, and Lord. In so doing, you accept the one true and Living God. But if you reject Jesus and deny him, you deny God Himself. If you have never submitted your life to Jesus Christ, and you would like to make that choice today you can. Accepting him is easy; go to a quiet place, and be still. Pray that he would come in to your life, and in to your heart; confess your sins to God and ask him to forgive you in the name of His son; profess your acceptance of His sacrifice upon the cross, and turn to Jesus and make him your new teacher. By accepting him, and following him, you are accepting and following the living God. [If you have taken that step, then you need to follow up; you need to get a bible and begin reading it daily; you need to get plugged in to a bible believing church in your area; most importantly, you need to begin following the commands of your Lord and master, for you are now an emissary of the Lord Jesus Christ and the Living God.]
“Lord Heavenly Father, we accept Your Son and his message. We call him master and Lord. Give us the strength to be his disciples, and to be Your messengers in this world. Father direct us and guide us, and give us the knowledge of Your will. Also, Father, give us Your words to speak, and may we accurately transmit them to everyone You put in our path. We love You Father, we praise You, and we thank You; and we ask and pray all of these things, in Jesus Christ’s name. Amen.” God bless all of you.
Jesus Speaks 