The Power Of Receiving Jesus

He came to his own, but His own simply did not receive Him; however, Those who receive Jesus will find that they receive the power, right and privilege to be Children of God.
John 1:11 & 12

Let me take some time out to think about how I am thinking about what I am thinking about when I think about this portion of God's Ancient Wisdom.  First, it begins with Jesus being rejected by those who should have been most close to him.  Think about that.  Your first experience with your people is one of rejection. 

I don't know about you, but given Jesus was in a human body that was perfectly tuned to experience feelings this first encounter with his earthy kin had to be painful.  Yet He did not let this get Him down.  He simply used this as a means of opening a door for those who were in darkness to walk through this door into new light.

Think about it:  He opens this door and says, "Whoever wills to do so, may come."  He then gives the invitation, "Come on in, and if you do... if you receive me, I am going to give you some very special power. I am going to give you some new rights.  I am going to give you a new privilege:  I am going to give you my Divine Nature so you can be adopted as one of my little brothers and sisters.  I am going to give you the stuff to be enough to be considered with me as an heir of Almighty God.  You will be able to BE God's Child, and you will have all you need to live like a Child of God."  Whew!  Now that is some GOOOOOOD Stuff.  

Listen closely now:  He now stands at the door of your heart. (Revelation 3:20).  And He is now knocking on the door of your heart, knowing full well that the door knob to your heart is only on the inside.  So only you can open this door.  He will not knock it down.  As He knocks  He says, "Just as I invited you into my eternal life, I am now sealing the deal: I want to come into your life."  Whatcha gonna do? He won't reject you, if you don't reject Him.

My sincere prayer is, that if you have not already received Him, you will do so right now.  Simply say, "Into my heart... into my heart... come into my heart Lord Jesus.  Come into day... come into stay... come into my heart, Lord Jesus."

If you do this He will come into your heart and into your life, and He will have fellowship daily with you and you with him.  You will be an heir of God and or a Child of God.   You will have the Divine power to begin living like it as well.


That's all I have to say for now. 
 Y'all be blessed 2day... Especially Today.

SoJourner

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Stepping Stones For Victorious Christ Centered Living #20 Shake A Little Salt

Image
  The Challenge of Having An Unsavory Life. We live in a world where a whole lot of people are suffering:  Many struggle spiritually. Others,  because of their spiritual issue, have emotional struggles. Still others have relationships that are strained. Financial issues also may be added into the mix; additionally, physical challenges,  or health challenges, are a part of this. Mix a little high pace, and rarely slowing down in life, and you can see something is really going on impacting life in a negative way. In other words  all of these, plus any number of other things experienced in the 21st century, contribute to people experiencing unsavory lives. Jesus Speaking to You and M e Jesus has something to say about this. And He wants each of us to help out by, first beginning to embrace our identity. He wants us "become" so we match our identity, and if we don't, we really miss out and mess up.  Check out what He says, as He expressly tells us who we are. A...
Read more

Looking Back To Have A Future: Overcoming Storms

Image
Stepping Stones For Victorious Christ Centered Living #1 Therefore, anyone who hears the words of mine-- and puts them into practice -- is like a wise man who built his house on a rock: The rain came down, the streams rose, the winds blew, and beat against the house; yet, it did not fall, because it had its foundation on THE ROCK! BUT Everyone who hears these words of mine, and does NOT put them into practice, is like a foolish man who built his house on sand: The rain came down, the streams rose, the winds blew, and beat against the house. And IT FELL WITH A GREAT CRASH! Jesus (Matthew 7:24-27 S T O R M S Storms seem to come into everyone's life. Some experience more, and others experience less; however, the winds of adversity do, indeed, come. Some even howl like a Category-5  hurricane that beats relentlessly on the shores of people's lives. Dear Christ Follower, some of you know precisely what I am saying. And I am here to tell you Jesus provides us with Stepping Stones fo...
Read more

2024 Let God Help Make Your Life Beautiful

Image
Ready or Not Here It Comes Leap year is upon us. Yep! We get to have one extra day on the calendar of 2024. And as the new year opens up before our very eyes, whatever we bring into this year -- good, bad, happy or sad -- will be a part of the fabric of this new year. For some of us this will be challenging. Why? Because some are really struggling with what is going on in our culture. Many are having to grapple with spiritual, emotional, relational, financial and/or physical struggles. And just because people are saying "HAPPY NEW YEAR" these challenges are still very real. So, how are we to get ready for this if the new year, in focus, appears anything but happy? But Remember -- God I have learned that when life meets us head on, it is important to think of all these challenges, but remember God:  As Christ Followers, you and I are not in this journey alone, and as the ancient wisdom of Ecclesiastes 3:11a teaches, "God makes ALL things beautiful in it's time." ...
Read more