Jesus is calling you to follow Him even when He must deliver a difficult lesson!

4/6/2018

And He said, Therefore I have said to you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father. John 6:65 NKJV

Jesus told the disciples they must eat His flesh and drink His blood. It was a difficult teaching. Many of the disciples left. They stopped following Jesus.

Are we to believe only certain people can be saved? Are people who were not chosen by God destined for hell?

We were created to live in loving relationships. A relationship requires two or more persons coming together for a common purpose. A relationship can exist between a teacher and student.

Jesus wants to have an intimate relationship with you today!

The Lord wants to be involved in your daily life. Jesus wants you to be emotionally connected with Him. He wants you to have a teacher student relationship with Him. He wants to give you the wisdom and knowledge only people intimately connected with Jesus can receive!

When Jesus said you must eat My flesh and drink my blood He was saying it must be Him who gives us life. It must be Him who sustains us. He must live in us and through us!

Jesus did not want people who continued following Him to become puffed up with pride. He wanted them to know He is the author and finisher of our faith. They did not continue to follow Jesus because they were more spiritual. They were given the faith to continue following Jesus.

Jesus opens our spiritual eyes. He gives us the faith to continue following Him even when the Great Teacher delivers a difficult lesson.

Our relationship with Jesus does require our involvement just as any other relationship requires the involvement of both parties. Our part is to trust the Lord.

Jesus is calling you to trust Him with your life today!

God wants you to be obedient to Him even when you do not understand the difficult teachings that are so important to your walk of faith. The faith to obey the Lord when others do not is a byproduct of living in intimate relationship with the author and finisher of our faith.

Do you desire to walk with the Lord today? Do you want to have an intimate relationship with Almighty God? If so rejoice! The Father has granted you 24/7 access to Him through faith in Jesus Christ!

The Bread of Life that came down from heaven wants to give you His life so that you can live with Him forever!

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Jesus can use you to shake the foundations of the prison and set people free!

Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune telling. This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.” And this she did for many days. But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out that very hour. Acts 16:16-18 NKJV

The slave girl was speaking the truth. She was possessed by an evil spirit. The evil spirit was drawing people away from Christ!

This attack came as God’s servants went to prayer. The enemy of our souls attacks when we step out in faith. Satan seeks to distract us. He wants us to focus our attention on things other than Jesus.

The devil perverts the truth. He uses it against us. No one can serve two masters. This girl was speaking the truth about Paul and his companions while practicing witchcraft. When people claim to speak for God we must consider how they live.

The girl followed the disciples for several days before they cast the demon out of her. It is important for us to wait on the Lord before stepping out in faith. The bible tells us Paul was greatly annoyed by this girl. Paul was not fearful. The Lord was with Him!

Paul and Silas were put in jail. The owners of the slave girl were angry at the loss of income when the demon was cast out of her. While Paul and Silas were in jail they shared the gospel with the jailer. His entire household was saved.

God uses Satan’s attacks for His glory and our salvation!

Satan is a real being. He takes people captive to do his will. There really are demons who seek to destroy God’s people and bring destruction to our world.

We have nothing to fear from the devil or his demons when we live according to God’s will. We have nothing to fear from anyone or anything when we step out in faith to serve Jesus!

Jesus wants us to fear Him and Him alone. He wants us to know His power and authority are unequaled in all of creation.

God wants you share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the people in your life. Jesus wants you to walk in great boldness because He is with you everywhere you go!

Jesus can use you to shake the foundations of the prison and set people free!

Jesus is calling you to follow Him even when He must deliver a difficult lesson!

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