Sons

Jeremiah 31:33 “I will put my law in their inward parts, and in their heart will I write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people:”

How we need this truth to be alive in all our hearts and especially today. The last day of the year with many empty commitments made and never kept. The New Year’s resolution flow fast and furious and people feel that maybe today will be the day with new beginnings. How I thank our God and Father that we have His laws written deep within our hearts, He has given us life in and through our Saviour, the Lord Jesus. We have been born again, Jesus Christ has opened the way for all those who believe and confess Him as Lord.

We have been made alive and our eyes have been opened to see the kingdom of heaven. How I remember the days of my youth as a boy attending church but yet the service seemed empty and I was void of understanding. But now, I can see, I was blind but now I can see! How sweet it is to have understanding, how marvelous is my Saviours love for me, how stupendous is my heavenly Father for sending His Son to die for me; He has put His law in my inward parts, and in all His children’s hearts has He written them; and He is our God, and we are His people: for He has forgiven our iniquity, and our sin will He remember no more. But only if we find ourselves amongst the fold where the Lord Jesus is the shepherd, there are many flocks in many different pastures, there also many goats amongst the sheep, but only the sheep can truly see. All of mankind was blinded from God’s truth through the fall of Adam, but when God calls our name and we find life, how sweet is that life! Remember Lazarus, how he was dead, all those around the corpse wept for him, hope had run its course as he had breathed his last, or so the bystanders thought.

The scene was set and then the King of Kings made His entrance, tears streaming from Mary’s eyes with sadness heavy upon the observers hearts. Imagine witnessing this great miracle, how breathe taking it must have been, the Lord Jesus standing in front of the tomb, silence all around with possibly the occasional whimper of sadness escaping someone’s mouth. He then turned to Martha the sister of Mary and said, “Thy brother shall rise again.” I wonder what the skeptics were muttering under their breath. Nevertheless, the Lords attention was with Martha; (John 11:24-26) “Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live; and whosoever liveth and believeth on me shall never die. Believest thou this?” By now He must have had everybody’s undivided attention and then it happened… (John 11:43) “And when he had thus spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.” The stone had been rolled away and all eyes were on the open doorway, and the tomb that depicts death now brought forth life as Lazarus stepped out into the open and all the onlookers witness Christ’s ability to bring forth life, praise His name! He was dead buy now he lives, he was blind because he was dead but now he could see. We were dead but Jesus Christ the Lord spoke life into our lives and now we can see, praise His name! If you have found verve and can confess that you too believe the words of the Lord, you understand this great miracle, and like Lazarus you have found life, I know I have! Then you can claim God to be your God.

We must remember what it cost the Lord to lay down His life for us and look to find grace, particularly today when festivities will run riot and debauchery will be the order of the day. Father please help all your children find grace today as we stand and make a difference in love with gentleness that will surpass all understanding and may it be so apparent that it will even confined Mr. Worldly Wise! May our Saviour be exalted amongst your children even when the world cohorts with one another not remembering our God. We will nevertheless remember our Saviour, praise His glorious name, all hail King Jesus our Lord!

Signing off

Tyrone