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Ezra
April 16
"Kiss The Son"
Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. (Matthew 6:10)
I will obey the Lord and do business till He comes.
The apostle Peter said, "Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ."
Jesus Christ took that office when He ascended to heaven. In order to
carry out the work, He must return. It can only be accomplished on
earth. That was always God's purpose.
Jesus was born to
die. The disciples feared, and probably hated, the religious
leaders and the Romans who put Jesus to death, but they
quickly learned that even His death was part of His plan:
"Thus
it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the
third day, and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached
in His Name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And you are
witnesses of these things."
From that understanding,
they learned to extend forgiveness and reconciliation, even with
those who persecuted them. This they could do because they respected and
honored the Kingship of Christ Jesus, and took up His assignment to
them: "Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature."
The everlasting King is poised on the threshold - "the government will be upon His shoulder." He will take over global responsibilities. No power on earth or in hell can prevent it! Psalm 2 warns the nations: "Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish from the way when His wrath is kindled but a little."
Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him. When He comes, the
whole world in every corner will know. He will remove from His Kingdom
everything that offends. His coming is as sure as the dawn.
How do you and I know Christ is returning? Christians everywhere are praying, "Even so, come Lord Jesus." "Thy Kingdom come!" ... and those prayers will be answered any day now! And while we are waiting upon His return, we obey His command: "Do business till I come!" We do not just sit around waiting for Him to return, but continue doing the work of the Kingdom - winning souls! "He who wins souls is wise." Today, that should be your occupation and mine!
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