Victory In Jesus – Walking With The Lord

Over the years, I have had the opportunity to relay the message of Christ to hundreds of people. There are some who have believed and gone on to become a part of a faith family and, yes, there are others who have either questioned or denied the validity of an “all powerful god”. When I first started in ministry, I took it as a personal afront that anyone could or would deny God especially after I had so carefully explained just how wrong it was to not have faith. After I so carefully explained the pros and cons, how could anyone deny that God is the only option? I am giving people the only choice for a perfect and joyous life yet they choose an alternative. Just for the record, I have mellowed in my old age.

My Lord has given us a wonderful gift, it is the gift of free will. We have a choice and have been given the opportunity to weigh the facts and make up our own minds. God did not intend His children to be mindless robots but rather come to know Him by their own choice. Yes, we of faith are messengers but we are not supposed to drive the Word down the throats of people and demand they be compliant. There are many out there who are tired of being brow beat by the “most righteous” and told they are headed for a nasty place and have chosen to follow a different path. They have lost sight of the Master, they have decided that He was not really who He promised. Consider this conversation from Luke 24:19-21, 25-27 and 30-31 NLT

…“The things that happened to Jesus, the man from Nazareth,” they said. “He was a prophet who did powerful miracles, and he was a mighty teacher in the eyes of God and all the people. ²⁰ But our leading priests and other religious leaders handed him over to be condemned to death, and they crucified him. ²¹ We had hoped he was the Messiah who had come to rescue Israel. This all happened three days ago.

²⁵ Then Jesus said to them, “You foolish people! You find it so hard to believe all that the prophets wrote in the Scriptures. ²⁶ Wasn’t it clearly predicted that the Messiah would have to suffer all these things before entering his glory?” ²⁷ Then Jesus took them through the writings of Moses and all the prophets, explaining from all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.

…So he went home with them. ³⁰ As they sat down to eat, he took the bread and blessed it. Then he broke it and gave it to them. ³¹ Suddenly, their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And at that moment he disappeared!

So many do not recognize that the Lord walks with them continuously. These men believed that Jesus was probably not the Messiah as promised because He had died and the promise of a rescue had disappeared. What they did not realize was the prophecies had been fulfilled and they were in the presence of the Living God. They chose to believe one thing while the Truth was right in front of them. Suddenly their eyes were opened and they were astounded.

There are many out there who have had the seed of faith planted and there are those who have yet to experience the joy of the Good News. They do not walk alone but they also do not recognize that Jesus walks with them. This week we explore our personal victory in our walk with Christ. This Sunday, we celebrate the victory of Christ as we remember His triumphant arrival in Jerusalem. We invite you to join us either in person (we are limited to numbers inside the building) or online. Should you wish to join us online, click on either link below to join us live:

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See you all Sunday.

Blessings,

Pastor Todd

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