The
pattern of Christ passion all the way to the glory of his resurrection. First he
was betrayed by a close friend. Satan entered Judas' heart and Judas'
heart left the heart of Jesus to love him no more and to betray him. To
Judas Jesus said, Do you betray me your friend with the gesture of a
kiss?.... Second Jesus was thrown to the lions of merciless men who
cared not for him. These men also had Satan in their hearts. Satan was
the mysterious fury in the hate of those verbal and physical mockings,
and stripes which they did to the Lords back and body. Thirdly they
crucified the Lord of glory unto the full taste of death. All these
evils were all wrought by Satan in Jesus' friend and in all those men
who did not even understand their strange rage against such a man they
hardly knew. As it is written, these hated Jesus without a cause. It was
mostly all Satanic.
But the glory that happened three days later was all and we do mean all of that days glorious events were all done by God. After being betrayed by a close friend and after being handed over to the lions of the world and of the devil, when all seemed hopeless, dark, and lost, it was in that mental anguish that was going on in the hearts and minds of the disciples who had also abandoned him for fear, God poured into Jesus the glory of the pattern of the redeems full future life blessing. God poured into Jesus His best and the finest of His Eternal Power and Might and raised His Son from the dead to the measure that it was impossible for death to ever touch him again. The greatest blessing the world could have ever had bestowed upon it came after a friends betrayal, after Jesus was handed over to a heartless world of haters whose hate was given by Satan. It came after Jesus was nailed to the Cross and after the world had turned dark at noon day. Even after Jesus had tasted death, the death of the Cross for every man. On the third day of hopeless frustration in the heart and soul of the disciples, Light Again Dawned and God raised His Son from the dead for that lights glorious new day dawning. A new and better Covenant that was now established upon better promises from God to man had now become fully established and set in motion at the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
So friends, though your heart has been crushed by a friends strange betrayal with a smile or a kiss, and though you have been handed over to a mean and cruel world and situation; and though it seems to you like darkness right now in noon day and all seems hopeless, dead and lost. God, the mighty God can and will breakthough for you and with the glory of His power He can make His glory and living waters flow from seemingly dead circumstances and from the driest desert places and even from solid rock....And Jesus turned and said to the man who just heard the worst of news about his daughter. His servants ran to him and said, Why bother the teacher anymore, your little daughter is dead. Jesus immediately turned to him and said, Fear not, believe only and you shall see the glory of the Lord (THE GLORY OF THE POWER AND LIFE THAT IS IN THE WORD OF GOD). The man kept his mouth shut though his ears heard that bad news, and he did not let sight or feelings or bad reports move him to complain. He held his tongue like Job did when under heavy trial. He walked trusting in the Lord during that dark hour and during that dark atmosphere that was going on in his life. He kept saying in his heart, I'm trusting you Jesus I'm trusting you Lord, I'm trusting you Jesus, I'm trusting you Lord. He kept his hope alive while still in that screaming darkness for a few more miles and then LIGHT DAWNED. What seemed hopeless. What appeared on the surface as totally dead. It was into that atmosphere that God poured His glory into that situation and God for the better changed that father and his daughters world. God raised her from the dead which was impossible to man. But all things are possible with our God and Jesus said that all things are possible to all them that believe.
Friends no matter what we are facing right now, Jesus loves us and cares for us. He is not blind or deaf to your situation. Even the hairs on your head were freshly numbered this morning in his divine awareness of you. Let us trust Him thru the darkness. Light shall dawn again. Be Believing.
........Interesting to note....The friend that betrayed Jesus ended up committing suicide and ended up in hell forever. The men he handed Jesus over to, well it is interesting to note that Jesus the betrayed one prayed for them from the Cross praying, Father forgive them for they know not what they do. And as for Satan the craft behind the hammer and nails, his doom was sealed forever. Jesus destroyed Satan and all his power against men and all he hoped against God......deno.....share freely.
But the glory that happened three days later was all and we do mean all of that days glorious events were all done by God. After being betrayed by a close friend and after being handed over to the lions of the world and of the devil, when all seemed hopeless, dark, and lost, it was in that mental anguish that was going on in the hearts and minds of the disciples who had also abandoned him for fear, God poured into Jesus the glory of the pattern of the redeems full future life blessing. God poured into Jesus His best and the finest of His Eternal Power and Might and raised His Son from the dead to the measure that it was impossible for death to ever touch him again. The greatest blessing the world could have ever had bestowed upon it came after a friends betrayal, after Jesus was handed over to a heartless world of haters whose hate was given by Satan. It came after Jesus was nailed to the Cross and after the world had turned dark at noon day. Even after Jesus had tasted death, the death of the Cross for every man. On the third day of hopeless frustration in the heart and soul of the disciples, Light Again Dawned and God raised His Son from the dead for that lights glorious new day dawning. A new and better Covenant that was now established upon better promises from God to man had now become fully established and set in motion at the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
So friends, though your heart has been crushed by a friends strange betrayal with a smile or a kiss, and though you have been handed over to a mean and cruel world and situation; and though it seems to you like darkness right now in noon day and all seems hopeless, dead and lost. God, the mighty God can and will breakthough for you and with the glory of His power He can make His glory and living waters flow from seemingly dead circumstances and from the driest desert places and even from solid rock....And Jesus turned and said to the man who just heard the worst of news about his daughter. His servants ran to him and said, Why bother the teacher anymore, your little daughter is dead. Jesus immediately turned to him and said, Fear not, believe only and you shall see the glory of the Lord (THE GLORY OF THE POWER AND LIFE THAT IS IN THE WORD OF GOD). The man kept his mouth shut though his ears heard that bad news, and he did not let sight or feelings or bad reports move him to complain. He held his tongue like Job did when under heavy trial. He walked trusting in the Lord during that dark hour and during that dark atmosphere that was going on in his life. He kept saying in his heart, I'm trusting you Jesus I'm trusting you Lord, I'm trusting you Jesus, I'm trusting you Lord. He kept his hope alive while still in that screaming darkness for a few more miles and then LIGHT DAWNED. What seemed hopeless. What appeared on the surface as totally dead. It was into that atmosphere that God poured His glory into that situation and God for the better changed that father and his daughters world. God raised her from the dead which was impossible to man. But all things are possible with our God and Jesus said that all things are possible to all them that believe.
Friends no matter what we are facing right now, Jesus loves us and cares for us. He is not blind or deaf to your situation. Even the hairs on your head were freshly numbered this morning in his divine awareness of you. Let us trust Him thru the darkness. Light shall dawn again. Be Believing.
........Interesting to note....The friend that betrayed Jesus ended up committing suicide and ended up in hell forever. The men he handed Jesus over to, well it is interesting to note that Jesus the betrayed one prayed for them from the Cross praying, Father forgive them for they know not what they do. And as for Satan the craft behind the hammer and nails, his doom was sealed forever. Jesus destroyed Satan and all his power against men and all he hoped against God......deno.....share freely.
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