Go Tell It

Jesus’ love has truly been experienced by those who have put their trust in Him.  The Savior didn’t come to condemn the world but through Him the world might be saved, read John 3:17, “God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through Him.”

Many of us have heard this song, it goes like this, “Go tell it on the mountain over the hills and everywhere, go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ was born.”  It talks about the shepherds watching their sheep and on and on it goes.  

The Christmas story has been told over and over again, how the Christ child was born in Bethlehem in a manger and how the angels appeared to the shepherds by night and they followed the star to the place where Jesus was and how they worshiped Him there!!  It also talks about the wise men who presented Him gifts!!

I want to ask you a question; what have you done with or for Jesus?  When you stand before the judgement seat of Christ, and we all will, what will you say to Jesus?  Will you say, “Lord, Lord didn’t we prophesy in Your name and drive out demons in Your name, and perform many miracles in Your name,” just to hear Him say, “I never knew you,” or what will you say?   

I live in a great country where there is still freedom of speech and freedom of religion and many other freedoms, but little by little the powers that be and many others seem to be trying to put an end to that.  Many talk about being tolerant but it seems like tolerance seems to only have one side to it.  Tolerance seems to be only accepted if you agree with everyone else’s point of view, is that really tolerance or bias?  I think many of our founding fathers would be shocked at what is going on today.  I remember when you could agree to disagree, what happened to that view point?  But, if you think about it, these things have happened before under different rulers or kings but praise the Lord when Jesus was born and we put our trust in Him we started serving the King of kings and the Lord of lords!!

Think about this, I think Jesus was very tolerant, but there were also times when He had a righteous anger and He never deviated from the truth because He Himself was the truth in bodily form.  He made this statement in John 14:6, “Yeshua said to him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life! No one comes to the Father except through Me.’”  Sad to say that many reject Him and mock Him and rebel against Him, thinking that they will not give an account for their actions but it says this in God’s Word also, your sins will find you out and you will reap what you sow!!  I see only two choices you can make, you are either for Jesus or against Him, you can make Him your enemy or your Lord and Savior, the choice is yours.  And, depending on the choice you make you will end up in heaven or hell, to be real blunt and honest.  I want to make this very clear, we all deserve hell, but because God loves His creation so much He provided a way that we can be forgiven and go to be with Him praise the Lord!!  

Please read John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

You have already read what John 3:17 says, and these things are true regardless of what anyone else says you can stand on these scriptures.  Jesus was sent into the world that we might have life.  He came as a babe but was also a King.  But the beautiful part of this non fictional, true story is this, Jesus humbled Himself and became the perfect sacrifice, laying His life down, allowing Himself to be crucified in our place.  He was the spotless Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.  He shed His blood for the atonement of sin so that we could be right with God the Father if we repent of our sins and ask the Lord to forgive us and to be our Lord and Savior!!

I hope that will be your choice today.  Then, when God’s peace and joy fills your heart and life, you also will go and tell it to others.  I know this is talking to the church but I think it could apply to any backslider or non-believer.

Please read Revelations 3:20, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me.”    

I hope this has been a blessing and an encouragement to you.  May you have a super day and may the good Lord bless you and yours!!  Merry Christmas to you and yours!!