Called to Demonstrate

Called to Demonstrate

God has moved me, over the years to a message that I believe is in line with the Gospel that the 12 original Apostles preached.

I will never stop telling the story of Jesus. Beginning and ending with the greatest story ever told. Hopefully in between some words that will encourage you, convict you, inspire you, and move you forward.

I will never stop, at least in my writings, calling out, not by name, those who malign and corrupt that message with their prejudices, and their agendas.

Before I begin my message today I want to share an abbreviated form of the most profound theological precept recorded in The Bible. These words change our hearts, and they build our relationship with the Father. This short response will change your world and the people who live in it.

“Love God with all you heart, and love your neighbor as yourself.”

In Acts the 26^th chapter Paul is facing King Agrippa and telling Him the story of His conversion.

Acts 26:15-18 Message

15-16 “I said, ‘Who are you, Master?’

“The voice answered, ‘I am Jesus, the One you’re hunting down like an animal. But now, up on your feet—I have a job for you. I’ve handpicked you to be a servant and witness to what’s happened today, and to what I am going to show you.

17-18 “‘I’m sending you off to open the eyes of the outsiders so they can see the difference between dark and light, and choose light, see the difference between Satan and God, and choose God. I’m sending you off to present my offer of sins forgiven, and a place in the family, inviting them into the company of those who begin real living by believing in me.’

Much has been said about Christians being the light. It was even addressed in the OT.

Proverbs 4:18-19

18 But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, That shines brighter and brighter until the full day.
19 The way of the wicked is like darkness; They do not know over what they stumble.

Daniel 12:3

Those who have insight will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.

In proverbs, the word light means, “life, prosperity, instruction.” In Daniel the word shine from the Hebrew means, “admonish, warn, teach, to be taught or admonished.”

Jesus said it this way.

Matthew 5:14-16

14 “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden;

15 nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.

16 Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

There is a reason that we must look back, and then look forward, in our study of the scriptures. The level of understanding increases when we can see the plan of God over the ages.

God’s people have always, collectively and individually, been a people called and anointed to reveal God to the world.

People in the world are hungry and they are being filled with stuff that will not fulfill their destiny.

In verse 14 and 16 of the passage I just read the word light is used metaphorically and it means, “God is light, truth and knowledge is light, and light is the power of understanding.”

In verse 15 the word light is used literally and it means, “to shine or give light.”

Colossians 1:13-14

13 For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son,

14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

The word domain speaks of power, and the word darkness speaks of ignorance respecting divine things and our human duty.

Once again we are reminded that walking in the light has personal responsibility.

Moving down chapter 1 a few verses we find Paul sharing this.

Colossians 1:24-27

24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I do my share on behalf of His body, which is the church, in filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions.

25 Of this church I was made a minister according to the stewardship from God bestowed on me for your benefit, so that I might fully carry out the preaching of the word of God,

26 that is, the mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations, but has now been manifested to His saints,

27 to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

He made this great mystery of redemption available to all people. (Christ in you, the hope of glory.)

“Amp, which is Christ in and among you, the hope and guarantee of [realizing the] glory.”

From the Greek hope means, expectation of good. Glory means, a most glorious condition, a most exalted state.

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Blessings to you, in Jesus name.

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