If we just learn to follow what God wants us ALL to do, would not life be much simpler and enjoyable. No more hatred or hate crimes, no more jealously, no more gossiping and backbiting. Wowee! What a great world that would be. Oh, wait, it can and will happen!!!! When we go to heaven and live eternally with God.
Well, until them we must remember that Jesus came not to condemn the world, but to save the world. We all have a choice, some choose to follow Jesus, the risen savior; and, some choose to take their own path of destiny away from the LORD.
John 15: 14 You are my friends if you do what I command.
Okay, Jesus is speaking and calls us "friends"; so what does that mean? What is a friend? A friend shares intimacies and trust, whereas a master gives orders to his servants. Jesus is a friend.
John 15:15 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.
Jesus came to earth to reveal God and God's mind clearly to us. As God in the flesh, he made it possible for us to see what God is really like.
John 15: 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.
When people mentor others, they are helping them to be better in the chosen field. The greater the mentor, the more the student will learn. So often, the brightest and most intelligent are the ones mentored to do great things. HOWEVER, Jesus tells the disciples that 'THEY' did not choose HIM; but HE CHOSE THEM!! Why? These men were fishermen, the brightest of them were Paul and Luke (who was not an apostle), otherwise they were just common, and probably uneducated Joes.
As we go through the Bible we find these men denied Christ (Peter), sometimes they were thick-headed, slow to learn, but their biggest asset was they had GIVEN THEIR HEART TO GOD!!
These disciples will do great things and they were empowered by Jesus and the Holy Spirit instilled in them. Well, guess what?
This is you as well. You can do great things because the Holy Spirit lives within you. Once you accepted Jesus Christ as your savior your temple (body) became a dwelling place of the Holy Spirit. NOW, you need to go out and as like the prince or princess you are; doing great things for the kingdom of God. Whether it be acts of kindness, praying for someone, or even healing someone; you can do it. Now, look at verse 17 and it says it all.
John 15:17 This is my command: Love each other.
Thank you for reading today. LOVE YOU BROTHER AND SISTER!! May your day be blessed by God!
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny
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