44 It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, 45 for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. 46 Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.”[e] When he had said this, he breathed his last.
Though the verses above leapfrog one another this was to make a point. As Jesus gave out his last breath he committed his spirit to his Father.
After his resurrection Jesus walked along the road to Emmaus with two of his disciples that did not recognize him and opened their eyes to all that had taken place. Now glorified he encouraged them to wait in the city to be "clothed with power from on high." What did he actually mean? And did they understand at this point?
Three days later the world would change. Praying in the small room they waited and as promised all were filled with the spirit of God. The same spirit Jesus had committed to his Father....So as Paul wrote we have this treasure in earthen vessels 2nd Cor. 4:7 that this power received would be heavenly in nature and power from our God. This power translated into bold speaking and a preaching of the kingdom of God just as Jesus did in his ministry, now transferred to his friends. Miracles, healings, deliverances and many who believed were added to the now new Christian faith.
For those who are seeking something in this world, but do not know how to define it...or even seek it out, this is the absolute truth in scripture that will change your life here on earth and for the eternity to come.
In earlier blogs, I wrote about being careful of churches that demand things that may in time become unbalanced and not necessarily an accurate representation of what it was that Jesus wanted for all men. Church has in this country become something of a program oriented church leaving out the gold and precious gems that are to be part of our lives.
To those who have in the past or are now trapped in a church that is cultish or abusive in leadership or lukewarm..... flee! And find the truth and simplicity of Jesus's teachings and of receiving the spirit yourself in the right way. It is tangible and necessary and will lead you in joy, perseverance, faithfulness and will "open your eyes" the same way it did to those on the road to Emmaus 2,000 years ago. The message has not changed, but men have changed it, manipulated it and added innumerable nuances to it for their own reasons.
Search out Paul's warning not to listen to another gospel if it comes your way. (Gal. 1:8) Be forewarned. And be wise. And you will live in this life happier than you were before and in the next with the Lord and with a new heaven and a new Earth.
Though the verses above leapfrog one another this was to make a point. As Jesus gave out his last breath he committed his spirit to his Father.
After his resurrection Jesus walked along the road to Emmaus with two of his disciples that did not recognize him and opened their eyes to all that had taken place. Now glorified he encouraged them to wait in the city to be "clothed with power from on high." What did he actually mean? And did they understand at this point?
Three days later the world would change. Praying in the small room they waited and as promised all were filled with the spirit of God. The same spirit Jesus had committed to his Father....So as Paul wrote we have this treasure in earthen vessels 2nd Cor. 4:7 that this power received would be heavenly in nature and power from our God. This power translated into bold speaking and a preaching of the kingdom of God just as Jesus did in his ministry, now transferred to his friends. Miracles, healings, deliverances and many who believed were added to the now new Christian faith.
For those who are seeking something in this world, but do not know how to define it...or even seek it out, this is the absolute truth in scripture that will change your life here on earth and for the eternity to come.
In earlier blogs, I wrote about being careful of churches that demand things that may in time become unbalanced and not necessarily an accurate representation of what it was that Jesus wanted for all men. Church has in this country become something of a program oriented church leaving out the gold and precious gems that are to be part of our lives.
To those who have in the past or are now trapped in a church that is cultish or abusive in leadership or lukewarm..... flee! And find the truth and simplicity of Jesus's teachings and of receiving the spirit yourself in the right way. It is tangible and necessary and will lead you in joy, perseverance, faithfulness and will "open your eyes" the same way it did to those on the road to Emmaus 2,000 years ago. The message has not changed, but men have changed it, manipulated it and added innumerable nuances to it for their own reasons.
Search out Paul's warning not to listen to another gospel if it comes your way. (Gal. 1:8) Be forewarned. And be wise. And you will live in this life happier than you were before and in the next with the Lord and with a new heaven and a new Earth.
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