Our paragraph topic is: (The disciples ask why He speaks in parables) Part 5.
Opportunities knock at our door each day. The opportunity to speak a kind word, the opportunity to lend a helping hand, the opportunity to give to the needy, the opportunity to share with others less fortunate, seek us daily only to be turned away. Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy, is our daily opportunity. Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven, is our opportunity to give to others, our opportunity to share our blessings with those less fortunate. Blessed are they who mourn for they shall be comforted, is our opportunity to lend a helping hand to those who weep in sorrow and pain. Opportunity to have the Spirit of God knocking at our door, is the choice of what we have and yet we do not receive him.
Our Christian beliefs brings us to salvation. It cleanses us of our old dead spiritual self and gives us new life in Christ. We are born again. But new life in Christ requires renewal. It requires preservation. It requires feeding, nurturing, and exercising lest it dies from starvation and
malnutrition. Opportunity comes and sits at your door to renew your new life and it waits. Opportunity comes and waits at your door for you to open it and welcome him in and you go out the back door, thinking it is the front. Christ came to give new life to man. But he left the feeding and the nutrition of the spiritual body for us find in the Bible. He left the nurturing of the new life to be received in the coming of the Holy Spirit.
We Christians are millions today and still growing. Christians from all walks of life, all nationalities, all races, creeds, and colors call Christ their savior. Millions and still growing. Yet how many have seen or truly know the Holy Spirit. How many of the millions can say that they have received him? How many know within themselves that they have the Holy Spirit within them? Yet Christ said that he would send Him. Christ said that the Holy Spirit would teach all things. Christ said that he would be our advocate. Yet few know him. Few have him. Few receive him. There should be a holy cry among the people that that they have the Holy Spirit. There should be millions walking in the light of the Holy Spirit by his guidance. Yet to speak of the Holy Spirit is to speak of ignorance, for few speak with certainty of knowing him.
Christ told his disciples that they were blessed for their eyes have seen and their ears have heard the words of the teaching of the Living God through Christ. He said, For amen I say to you, many prophets and just men have longed to see what you see, and they have not seen it; and to hear what you hear, and they have not heard it. And yet the opportunity is there for all to see and to hear each day. All we have to do is to pick up the book, turn on the radio, change the channel to tune into God. Yet our ears are blocked and our eyes are blind and we do not see. We are programed to like what the world has given us. We are compelled to watch drama. We are driven to see action. We are drawn to see lust and passion. And the spirit calls to us daily. Some have the opportunity to respond. Some do not. For their lives are cut short before they have the opportunity to change. And judgment at death is final.
Those who knew, longed for the day when it would happen. Those who listened, waited for the opportunity to hear the words. They knew that the opportunity would come. There was no doubt within them. They watched daily and listened by the hour. Those who were faithful were so until the ends of their lives. Many longed to see but did not see. Many longed to hear but did not hear. Yet the opportunity is still hear today. Do you long to hear the words of Christ? Do you long to see the coming of Christ? Are you watchful and patiently waiting. Seek the Holy Spirit and know. Ask for his coming and there will be no doubt. Know within yourself that you can know and you can see, and you can hear the words of Christ as he dwells within you. He sits at the door. Open it, invite him in, and you will know.
Opportunities knock at our door each day. The opportunity to speak a kind word, the opportunity to lend a helping hand, the opportunity to give to the needy, the opportunity to share with others less fortunate, seek us daily only to be turned away. Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy, is our daily opportunity. Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven, is our opportunity to give to others, our opportunity to share our blessings with those less fortunate. Blessed are they who mourn for they shall be comforted, is our opportunity to lend a helping hand to those who weep in sorrow and pain. Opportunity to have the Spirit of God knocking at our door, is the choice of what we have and yet we do not receive him.
Our Christian beliefs brings us to salvation. It cleanses us of our old dead spiritual self and gives us new life in Christ. We are born again. But new life in Christ requires renewal. It requires preservation. It requires feeding, nurturing, and exercising lest it dies from starvation and
malnutrition. Opportunity comes and sits at your door to renew your new life and it waits. Opportunity comes and waits at your door for you to open it and welcome him in and you go out the back door, thinking it is the front. Christ came to give new life to man. But he left the feeding and the nutrition of the spiritual body for us find in the Bible. He left the nurturing of the new life to be received in the coming of the Holy Spirit.
We Christians are millions today and still growing. Christians from all walks of life, all nationalities, all races, creeds, and colors call Christ their savior. Millions and still growing. Yet how many have seen or truly know the Holy Spirit. How many of the millions can say that they have received him? How many know within themselves that they have the Holy Spirit within them? Yet Christ said that he would send Him. Christ said that the Holy Spirit would teach all things. Christ said that he would be our advocate. Yet few know him. Few have him. Few receive him. There should be a holy cry among the people that that they have the Holy Spirit. There should be millions walking in the light of the Holy Spirit by his guidance. Yet to speak of the Holy Spirit is to speak of ignorance, for few speak with certainty of knowing him.
Christ told his disciples that they were blessed for their eyes have seen and their ears have heard the words of the teaching of the Living God through Christ. He said, For amen I say to you, many prophets and just men have longed to see what you see, and they have not seen it; and to hear what you hear, and they have not heard it. And yet the opportunity is there for all to see and to hear each day. All we have to do is to pick up the book, turn on the radio, change the channel to tune into God. Yet our ears are blocked and our eyes are blind and we do not see. We are programed to like what the world has given us. We are compelled to watch drama. We are driven to see action. We are drawn to see lust and passion. And the spirit calls to us daily. Some have the opportunity to respond. Some do not. For their lives are cut short before they have the opportunity to change. And judgment at death is final.
Those who knew, longed for the day when it would happen. Those who listened, waited for the opportunity to hear the words. They knew that the opportunity would come. There was no doubt within them. They watched daily and listened by the hour. Those who were faithful were so until the ends of their lives. Many longed to see but did not see. Many longed to hear but did not hear. Yet the opportunity is still hear today. Do you long to hear the words of Christ? Do you long to see the coming of Christ? Are you watchful and patiently waiting. Seek the Holy Spirit and know. Ask for his coming and there will be no doubt. Know within yourself that you can know and you can see, and you can hear the words of Christ as he dwells within you. He sits at the door. Open it, invite him in, and you will know.
