Christ our Savior sat down, ate with, talked to, and fellowshipped with the chiefest and most despised sinners in Israel when he was on earth and by that God in Christ spoke volumes (For God So Loved -You). Many that were legalistic, law minded, and very religious, even the elders of Israel did not understand the love of God as many do not to this day (John 5:42 & Ephesians 3:19).
All who came to Jesus, he never turned them away. Some walked away of their own accord not understanding the love that they were talking to or hearing, but He still cried to them and to all this cry....Come unto Me all of you that are weary and heavy burdened (By the Law, By the weight of its Stone that was imposed on them) and I will give you rest (He knew His Cross carrying was going to remove the laws condemnation power off their backs, for He knew the laws hidden core purpose was to lead them to the need of His Cross (His Sacrifice) and that by the Sacrifice of Himself he would take that Law out of their - peace way - nailing it to the Cross. In doing so He knew this would open up heaven for the Spirit to be given to all them that believe so that they could walk with God as two that have become one Spirit as the Father in the child in Christ in love, joy and peace in the Holy Ghost).......He continued to cry out, Take My yoke (the gospel which means GOOD NEWS) upon yourselves and LEARN of Me (He is the Gospels Good News). FOR I AM GENTLE (not mean, heartless, short fused or abrasive, nor Satanic in fault finding as to constantly all you do is accuse accuse accuse), for I am gentle and lowly (He is so humble He will walk with anyone who is in faith, let us remember, He got on his knees before his children (John 21:5) and washed the disciples feet) and YOU WILL FIND REST UNTO YOUR SOULS. Is your soul not at rest? Jesus said if you take HIS YOKE upon you, by HIS YOKE YOU WOULD FIND REST UNTO YOUR SOUL. It could be that you have on you the wrong yoke, THE WRONG TEACHINGS of Gods love and grace in Christ.
Ephesians 1:3-9) Before Him in love.....Perfect love understood casteth out tormenting fear, and love perfected loves to obey the Lord as we stand in awe of One so great, so glorious, so wonderful, so awing, so magnificent, so incredible, so holy, so pure, so LOVE, so kind, so compassionate, so rich in Mercy and so in love with us.
The fear we are to have of the Lord is not tormenting fear but actually enhances our life with more of Christ....Fear not Jesus said and believe only and you shall see the glory of God (shine on you with life and light and miracles of Gods presence). One kind of fear keeps this from happening, that's the tormenting fear that robs faith, hope, confidence, joy and love from us. The other kind of fear is the good fear, even the beginning of wisdom and confidence and faith building. It is more of an awe of God and Jesus, an awe and a marveling of the heart and of the mind that such love and greatness exist and is real, and that calls us (Whosoever) to sit down with Him at His awesome table of family fellowship here and in the glory of His Paradise in His great love..Even as Paul with eyes opened said, It is the GOODNESS of GOD (seen and understood) that leads men to repentance (Romans 2:1-4)...deno.....share freely.
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