REJECTING THE MESSAGE OF JESUS’ FOLLOWERS IS REJECTING JESUS AND HIS FATHER
For the Lord your God detests anyone who does these things, anyone who deals dishonestly. —Deuteronomy 25:16
“Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.” —Luke 10:16
However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” —Luke 10:20
It is God who judges: He brings one down, he exalts another. —Psalm 75:7
Have you listened to Jesus, the One whom our Father sent? It is written— “And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world” (I John 4:14). When our Father sent Jesus He said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!” (Matthew 17:5). Are you listening to Him? Jesus said, “Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.” He speaks, typically, through His Word and through His people. Has someone been sharing Jesus with you? Are you listening or rejecting what they say? Jesus said that “whoever rejects you rejects me.” That’s pretty serious. He went on to say that “whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.” Wow, to reject a messenger of Jesus is to reject Jesus and to reject Jesus is to reject His Father who sent Him specifically to be your Savior. Today is “Good Friday.” The day Jesus was sent especially for— for you and me! Listen to His messengers… to Jesus … to His Father… to His Holy Spirit (John 16:8-11).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD6khv6pGkw
Rejoice you who have called on Jesus to save you from your sin and to an eternal life with Him in glory. Yes, Jesus said, “do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” Praise God that even the demons have to submit to His followers/disciples, but Jesus said what we should really rejoice about is that those who have called on Jesus have their names written in heaven! Think about that, dear brother and sister, fellow follower of Jesus, your name is already written down in heaven… yes right now!
Now to those who will not listen to the messengers of God, His followers/disciples, then “It is God who judges: He brings one down, he exalts another.” Oh, please! Do not reject Him. He will bring about justice upon you; the justice Jesus took for you and you rejected. Be warned!
“And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.” —Revelation 20:12-15
Dear Father, please draw anyone reading this to Jesus that hasn’t called on Him already. May it be so by the power of Your Holy Spirit and in the authority of Your Son Jesus. Yes, may it be so! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiqj0QGplsI&list=RDaiqj0QGplsI&start_radio=1