John 3: 31-36
“He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth
and speaks in an earthly way. He who
comes from heaven is above all. He bears
witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony. Whoever receives his testimony sets his seal
to this, that God is true. For he whom
God has sent utters the words of God, for he gives the Spirit without measure. The Father loves the Son and has given all
things into his hand. Whoever believes
in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life,
but the wrath of God remains on him.”
In my business travels I’ve been to a few places that my
wife has not been, places like Egypt, and I came back with pictures and stories,
but what if she had said I do not believe you were there? That is very similar to what happened to our
Lord, he came with all authority and power; He raised the dead, He took five
barley loaves and two fish and fed five thousand, He gave the blind sight, He
healed the sick, and He made the lame walk, but many who saw and heard would
not believe.
The great news is found in, “Whoever receives his testimony sets his seal
to this, that God is true.” The
NIV Bible says it in this manner; “The man who has
accepted it has certified that God is truthful.” Does my life certify that God is
truthful, or do I live my life in such a way that others will say, “He acts
like Jesus tells the truth?” And what is
meant when it says, “For he whom God has sent utters the words of God, for he
gives the Spirit without measure.” Jesus
invites everyone to enter into a personal relationship with Him, and the very
moment one accepts Jesus, they get all of the Spirit they will ever get. A great example of this is your brain, it is
not your mind, it is an organ, and it has the ability to learn and do much, but
the average person uses very little of it.
If you do not understand what was given you when you entered into Christ’s
time-line, you must read 2 Peter 1: 3-4.
“The Father loves the Son and has given all things into
his hand.” In Paul’s letter to the Colossians, he writes in more
detail about the preeminence of Christ. “He is the image of
the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created; things in
heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or
rulers or authorities – all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all
things hold together.” (Colossians 1:15-17)
“Whoever believes in
the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but
the wrath of God remains on him.” And it all comes down to a choice,
everyone has to choose, do I believe and receive, or do I choose to be in
charge of my life and reject this gift of life in the full now?
From the Back Porch,
Bob Rice
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