September 1, 2018

September 1, 2018

Judy Hollaway

May 26

Running with Jesus  

Luke 16:29-31  Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.  And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.  And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.

(But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.’  And he said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’   He said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.’)

      Jesus is telling the story about the rich man and the beggar and the ears of the Pharisee's, religious but not regenerated born again believers, are tuned in and they got an ear full!  Notice when the rich man in hell looks up he sees Lazarus in Abraham's bosom and then he has a conversation with Abraham, the Pharisee's took pride in him being their Father, asking and begging him to send someone to keeps his brothers from coming to hell where he was in torment. He ask for someone from the dead to go and tell them and Abraham told him he already had sent the Law and the Prophets and they didn't listen to them they wouldn't listen to one who would be raised from the dead! This angered the Pharisee's because they equated being rich as favored by God and doing rituals. They wanted to kill Jesus! Sound like some we know today that want to do away with Jesus!

      Well here we have it, Jesus died and arose and Father Abraham was right! The Law and the Prophets foretold Jesus would come! People today will not listen. People say God would not send people to hell, He doesn't, man chooses to not believe and choose their own destination. It is not God's will any perish but all come to repentance. 

       The Religious will let you mention God all day but say Jesus and you have trouble on your hands! Why, because to acknowledge Christ you have to admit you are a sinner, to admit you are a sinner you have to admit there is a hell and you have to make a choice!

       Hallelujah, I made my choice a long time ago and I am set free heaven bound! Heaven is a real place and I want to go there! I am so glad I run with Jesus because we are running straight to heaven! Ok I am In shouting mode! Going to heaven! Now that ought to get you in a good mood this morning if not get in the race with Jesus today! 

Father,  all I can say is thank You for Jesus! Praying doors open to share You today and for eyes and ears to see and hear truth! 

There is a stop and rest from Luke in the morning and I am going to share a personal matter I had a talk with God about! So sit with me a moment at the resting spot! Grab a refreshment!