12/21/2023
Good morning all. A message has been given for the Christmas season. Prayers that it reaches the one who will embrace it. In the scripture, Mark chp 14 v 58, we are given the account. Here the people are opposing Jesus. His response, " I will destroy this man made temple and in 3 days raise up another". There are several points to consider here. First we note that Jesus is saying that, he will do this. Second, the type of temple noted is, man made. Third is the response of the people. Jesus statement here was not accepted at all by the people present. Why could they not comprehend it? The number one reason, it was contradictory to what they had been taught their entire lives! They were not able to through their literal sense of hearing and believing to change their way of thinking! Yes, we know from the account of the crucifixion, that the literal body of christ was destroyed, and on the third day raised up once again, but now as a miraculous glorified body, literally as well as spiritually! The part the crowd missed was the spiritual aspect of the story! Why could they not embrace it? The people thought Jesus spoke of a literal physical temple, when in reality, he was speaking of spiritual truth! We know this from the account recorded there. Why did they reach that conclusion? Because of all they had been taught! Did God command them to build the literal temple? Yes, he did. That account of the story can be found in the old testament scripture with precise details of how it was to be done! Now Jesus comes on the scene and tells them a new completly different thing is going to happen and they won't accept it because it is so completly different and unfamiliar to what they had been taught!! Here God himself comes on the scene at a much later time in history to perform another great part of his reedemption plan, and the people cant see what he is doing and completely reject it!! What was the plan? Well, Jesus told them precisely. The man made temple would be destroyed. On the 3rd day, it would be resurrected as a glorified body! As we can verify, this my friend is the Christmas story. Were they ready and willing to embrace it? The answer is a confirmed no! And so we move forward 2,000 years into the future. Here we are once again facing the same question. Are we ready and willing to embrace the plan of Jehovah God for the hour? They were not prepared to see and hear what the spirit of God was revealing to them. As a result, they crucified the one and only begotten son of God. Born of the flesh and born through the spirit of God himself!! When Jesus said, " I will destroy this temple and raise it up again in three days", that is exactly what he did proving the power of the most high God! God in his original plan, implanted himself into his creation, mankind! Man therefore is a spiritual being! The word of God was manifest in the man Jesus Christ. It is now manifest in all believers of him. The word reveals, God is a spirit, all who worship him must do so in spirit, which reveals truth! This was the change that had to come. Now we worship him in spirit or we dont worship him at all!! This revelation is the word of the hour! Who is willing to hear what the spirit saith? This is the path of truth for all who has an ear to hear and is willing. Jehovah Gods glory is now revealed. Who will hear what the spirt sayeth to the churches? Who will reject? It's up to you. It's your choice but know this, we have the choice to believe whatever we choose. But we are without excuse if we choose unwisely.
