Rach, comes down to this,
Will the real Jesus
Please stand up. So which one is He. It can be so confusing. See when I first heard the voice of the Holy Spirit, I was not really aware of who it was, religion had not prepared me, though I knew it was something special. The I get to give my life to the Lord, it really did not appear such a big deal at the time, but it changed my Life. Then came the problems. You see after that, all I knew about Jesus was, from what I read, what I had being told, and what I understood, from my own knowledge and I was confused. And I guess this is why this little story was give, of which I am sure some of you have read.
A short Story
A man is taken and put into a room. This man knows nothing about Jesus, the bible or religion. He is then told that some Christians will come and talk to him, each having 5 minutes.
And so the first one enters the room, a JW and starts talking, telling this man about his church, his religion and about salvation. And then so it was, that an AOG , a Catholic, a protestant, a morman and many others came and spoke to this man.
Then Jesus entered the room, and the man said,” Oh, I guess you want me to join your church too ?.
Jesus smiled and asked him, “ what did they tell you.
Oh he said, one claimed there was no salvation outside the church, another claimed that only 144000 where going to make it, one told me how to be a good Christian, another said baptism was required, but there was little that they agreed on. But there was one thing they mostly agreed on and that was, that their church was the right one.
Then Jesus asked him,” and what about Jesus”?.
Oh Him, well I’m not so sure, they tell me He died for all my sins, then they tell me I must go to a priest to have my sins forgiven, they tell me I must repeat some words after them to receive Jesus, by the time they where finished, I was confused and this Jesus seems to be a hard taskmaster.
Oh! Jesus exclaimed., and do you know who I am ?
No! he replied.
I am Him, Jesus, the one they spoke of.
Oh, the man replied, I didn’t recognize you, you don’t look or sound anything like what they said of you., but how can I be saved /
Jesus replied ,do you believe that I died for all your sins and that salvation is through me?.
The man thought for a minute, Yes he replied.
Then, Jesus replied, your sins are forgiven and your salvation is at hand.
But, the man said, what must I do to earn my salvation ?.
Nothing, Jesus replied, just have faith and believe.
What about tomorrow,? Will I see you?
I will always be with, replied Jesus.
And If I sin again?
Then just ask me for forgiveness and believe and it will be so.
That is just to good to be true.
It is, replied Jesus, but it is hard for the flesh to accept.
The man stood up, I must go, will I see you again?
Just say my name and I will be there in front of you ,whether you see me or not I am with you.
And so the man left, happy in the knowledge
You see, my vision of Jesus has being tainted, to the point where I stll question Him even after all He has done and shown me. A new mind, that is what I ask for, to have all the filth ,and wrong teachings removed from me, erased, reformatted, then filled with Him, for I long to know the real Jesus, not my or anyone elses idea of who He is.
How is God going to change teh world when christians dont even know who He is.
In His Love