Be A Wise

[missionsasia]

BE A WISE The first to come and see Jesus when He was born were the shepherds. An angel of GOD appeared to them and gave them the things of great joy. The glory of GOD surrounded them and they saw a heavenly host praising GOD. These shepherds came with haste to see Jesus, But it is sad to observe that , unlike the wise men, they gave absolutely nothing to Jesus. The Bible does not also Say that they bowed before Him or worshiped Him.The wise men came to see Jesus from a faraway land that itself was a sacrifice .And when they saw the child Jesus, they fell down and worshiped Him; and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto Him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh” Matt.2.11.The shepherded did not offer anything to Jesus and they are not called wise men. However , the ones who came and worshipped Jesus and offered their treasures to Him are called wise men. Today too, many come to Jesus like the shepherded –to receive a blessing; they can not called wise men. But those who give their treasures to Jesus and worship Him are indeed wise men. Note that while those who gave gifts to Jesus are called wise men, the rich man who kept everything to himself is called a fool.Lk.12.20.After the wise men worshipped Jesus by acknowledging Him as their King, Priest and Prophet, they did not have to meet Herod or obey him any more-although he had demanded it Matt.2.8-12. Once we accept Christ as our All in all ,Herod or Satan has no authority over us and we are free from his power.Those who worship Jesus giving Him their all are still wise men. Dear, are you a wise man or a foolish man?JACOB.C.CHACKOBISHOP,REVIVAL CHURCH INDIA,INDIA.

 

[Pariah]

Hi Jacob,Thanks for sharing the exhortation.I believe that I am bought with a price and thus the exhortation in giving my all is to acknowledge that I am His and that I am trusting Him to enable me to live as His. Giving my all does suggest a religious calling if looked at it in the wrong way by doing the best you can as if one can finish it by the flesh or the will of man. There is an all to give or shall I say.. yield as to sowing to the Spirit as opposed to sowing to the flesh as well as when Jesus appears to gather the saints as that shall be the time of not looking back to the world or our loved ones if Jesus is leaving them behind. I trust Him to enable me to love Him more than my family to leave when it is time as I am sure I shall be taken for His glory and for trusting Him to take me to come Home.We are not bound to any work down here since He is the One doing the work in us and through us. When it is time to go.. it is time to go. Thus are there no commitments on the part of the believer as we follow Him by faith for it is by the power of God we live this christian life and in service to Him which is to His glory and why we would be praising Him.John 6:28-29 Psalm 100:3 Philippians 1:6-11 1 John 3:3 Jude 1:24-25 Hebrews 11:1,6