Post by Les Brewer on May 4, 2012 5:45:17 GMT
Robert Oliver
“THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!” By Pastor Robert Oliver
Matthew 20:32 says, “AND JESUS STOOD STILL, AND CALLED THEM, AND SAID, WHAT WILL YE THAT I SHALL DO UNTO YOU?”
Oh Me Oh My Beloved, What a Verse! Here, is an 'Amazing' TRUTH Being Revealed, Concerning the "SECOND PERSON" of the GODHEAD! Listen, JESUS CHRIST is 'Departing' from Jericho, On HIS 'Way' to Go Up to JERUSALEM! HE 'Tells' HIS Disciples in verses 17-19 that HE Would Be Betrayed, Condemned, Mocked, Scourged, and CRUCIFIED, “BUT” that On the 'Third' Day HE WOULD "RISE AGAIN!!!" Now, 'Knowing' All This, HE "SETS HIS FACE LIKE A FLINT" to GO UP, But JESUS is 'NOT' Thinking of HIMSELF, Because HE Finds “2” Blind Men 'Sitting' by the Wayside “Begging!” Now, With all That in Mind Beloved, Let’s Examine “5” Incredible Points from our Text in Verse 32:
First, Notice “WHAT” JESUS DID: Matthew writes, “AND JESUS STOOD STILL!” What??? Did You 'Hear' That? He Purposely 'Points' out the Fact that "JESUS CHRIST" Literally Came to a Complete “STOP” for these Two "BLIND MEN!" Oh My Goodness Believers, I Hope You’re 'Listening' today, Because THIS "SAME" JESUS WHO Stood Still and "STOPPED WHAT HE WAS DOING" FOR THESE BLIND MEN, DOES 'STILL' TODAY “STOP” AND STAND "STILL" FOR YOU & ME “WHEN & WHERE” WE NEED HIM!!! And did You Happen to 'Notice' the Reason “WHY” JESUS Stopped For THEM? Listen, verse 31 says: “THEY CRIED 'OUT' TO JESUS SAYING, HAVE 'MERCY' ON US, O 'LORD', THOU SON OF DAVID!” Beloved Listen to me~ JESUS CHRIST is Always "LOOKING" For Those Who Will "CRY OUT" TO HIM, 'Acknowledging' that HE “IS” MESSIAH, THE SON OF DAVID, and "ASKING" FOR MERCY AND "FORGIVENESS OF SIN!!!" Dear One, Did You Know that "WHEN YOU CALL ON JESUS" You HAVE HIS “UNDIVIDED” ATTENTION? It's TRUE, HE WILL "STAND STILL" FOR YOU!!!
But Secondly, Notice “WHAT” Else JESUS DID: He writes, “AND JESUS STOOD STILL, AND 'CALLED' THEM!” Did You 'Hear' That? Listen, the Disciples were 'Telling' Them to "BE QUIET", But JESUS “CALLED” THEM “TO” HIM! That’s Right, 'When' the World, the Flesh, the Devil, and Sin, Attempt to “PREVENT” one from 'COMING' TO JESUS, HE will "CALL" THEM “TO” HIMSELF! Now, Listen Carefully, these two Blind Men “COULD HAVE” Allowed the Followers to "Drown Out" Their Calling, BUT verse 31 says: “BUT THEY CRIED OUT THE MORE” TO JESUS!!! Here’s My Point Saints~ WHEN "YOU" CRY OUT TO JESUS, HE ALWAYS “CALLS” YOU TO APPEAR BEFORE "HIS PRESENCE!" It Doesn't 'Matter' What the Devil tries to Do "WHEN YOU CALL UPON JESUS", Because HE WILL BRING YOU "BEFORE HIS THRONE!!!"
But Thirdly, Notice What JESUS "Asks" Them: Matthew writes, “AND JESUS STOOD STILL, AND CALLED THEM, AND SAID, WHAT 'WILL' YE?” Oh How 'Strange' is this? Question: Did JESUS NOT “KNOW” WHAT THEY WANTED? Well Of Course HE DID, But HE WANTED “THEM” TO 'CONFESS' IT TO “HIM!” Listen Church, 'Many' People COME TO JESUS “FOR THE WRONG REASONS!” 'Some' People Come to JESUS to Get 'Rich' (the Prosperity Gospel), 'Some' Come Because they Have an Illness (seeking only Physical Healing), 'Some' Come Because They Have a Child on 'Drugs' (selfish Reasons), 'Some' Because they Want a “Boyfriend or Girlfriend”, But They DON'T WANT THE "SPIRITUAL HEALING" FROM “SIN” THAT "ONLY JESUS CAN GIVE!!!" So JESUS 'Looks' at Them and Asks~ “WHAT WILL YE???” What Do You "Want" From ME? "What" Exactly Are You Coming to ME “For?” Believers, JESUS Wants to 'Know' Our True "MOTIVES" For Coming to HIM!!!
But Fourthly, Notice 'HIS' SUPERNATURAL “ABILITY!” Matthew writes, “AND JESUS STOOD STILL, AND CALLED THEM, AND SAID, 'WHAT' WILL YE THAT 'I' SHALL DO?” Oh Glory! Did You 'Catch' That Beloved? JESUS 'Looks' them in the Eye, and Says~ “I SHALL DO” Whatever You "NEED ME TO DO!!!" Oh Saints, I’m So 'Glad' that OUR SAVIOUR is "ABLE TO DO, EXCEEDING ABUNDANTLY ABOVE, 'ALL' THAT WE ASK OR THINK, ACCORDING TO THE 'POWER' THAT WORKETH IN US!!!” Listen to Me, 'JESUS' Was the "ONLY ONE" in the UNIVERSE that Could "DO" What These Two Blind Men 'Needed' Done!!! There Was a “THEOPHANY” or “CHRISTOPHANY” I Should Say, in I Kings 3:4-14, Where "THIS SAME JESUS" Appeared to Solomon, and HE Asked Him~ “WHAT SHALL I 'GIVE' THEE?” Brethren, HE was 'Giving' the King a “BLANK CHECK” and 'Telling' Him to "FILL IN" the Amount!!! No Matter 'WHAT' Solomon NEEDED "JESUS" Could PROVIDE!!! Now, This "SAME JESUS" Here in verse 32, 'Asks' the Blind Men~ “WHAT SHALL I 'DO' FOR YOU?” My 'Point' is This Church: JESUS CHRIST IS “ABLE” TO “DO” ANYTHING WE NEED HIM TO DO, But the Question is, WHAT DO WE “WANT” HIM TO DO??? I Had One Woman in Our 'Church' in Colorado tell Me that She Was 'Asking' JESUS To Make Her "WIN THE LOTTERY!" I Told her that Would 'Never' Happen, so She Asked me "Why Not?" I Replied~ “Because JESUS Doesn’t 'Believe' in Gambling!” She Got Mad and 'Left' the Church! See Folks, 'Many' People Want the "Wrong" Thing From JESUS! So HE Asks Specifically~ “WHAT WILL 'YE' THAT I SHOULD DO?”
But Fifthly, Finally, Notice the Personal “NEED!” He writes, “AND JESUS STOOD STILL, AND CALLED THEM, AND SAID, WHAT WILL YE THAT I SHALL DO 'UNTO' YOU?” Oh I Really 'Love' This! Because JESUS Does "NOT ASK" About Their Work Associates, or Their Brother, Their Mean Boss, Their Kids, Their Tax Collector, or Anyone 'Else' at All! JESUS Asks~ “WHAT SHALL 'I' DO UNTO YOU???” Listen, HE’S Asking Them if They 'Desire', that HE Bring "DIVINE TRANSFORMATION" BY HIS HOLY SPIRIT, or Just Some “Physical, Temporal, Need???” In John chapter 13, JESUS 'Washed' the Disciples Feet! HE Then 'Asked' a Profound Question, saying~ “KNOWEST THOU 'WHAT' I HAVE DONE 'UNTO' THEE?” Listen, 'Every' Single One of Us Have a PERSONAL “NEED” To Let JESUS “WASH” US WITHIN!!! But There’s a Catch: Are You Sitting Down? Here it is: WE 'HAVE' TO “ASK” JESUS TO "DO IT!!!" Beloved, Do You 'Realize' that these Two "BLIND" MEN "NEVER WOULD HAVE SEEN" Unless They "ASKED" JESUS TO OPEN THEIR "EYES???" They Had a "PERSONAL NEED!!!" I Wonder...What is it Today, That YOU "NEED" From JESUS??? My Word to You Today Believer is this: Just "CRY OUT TO JESUS, HE’LL STAND STILL, AND YOU’LL HAVE WHAT YOU NEED!!!" Blessings to All, and Shalom...
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“THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!” By Pastor Robert Oliver
Matthew 20:32 says, “AND JESUS STOOD STILL, AND CALLED THEM, AND SAID, WHAT WILL YE THAT I SHALL DO UNTO YOU?”
Oh Me Oh My Beloved, What a Verse! Here, is an 'Amazing' TRUTH Being Revealed, Concerning the "SECOND PERSON" of the GODHEAD! Listen, JESUS CHRIST is 'Departing' from Jericho, On HIS 'Way' to Go Up to JERUSALEM! HE 'Tells' HIS Disciples in verses 17-19 that HE Would Be Betrayed, Condemned, Mocked, Scourged, and CRUCIFIED, “BUT” that On the 'Third' Day HE WOULD "RISE AGAIN!!!" Now, 'Knowing' All This, HE "SETS HIS FACE LIKE A FLINT" to GO UP, But JESUS is 'NOT' Thinking of HIMSELF, Because HE Finds “2” Blind Men 'Sitting' by the Wayside “Begging!” Now, With all That in Mind Beloved, Let’s Examine “5” Incredible Points from our Text in Verse 32:
First, Notice “WHAT” JESUS DID: Matthew writes, “AND JESUS STOOD STILL!” What??? Did You 'Hear' That? He Purposely 'Points' out the Fact that "JESUS CHRIST" Literally Came to a Complete “STOP” for these Two "BLIND MEN!" Oh My Goodness Believers, I Hope You’re 'Listening' today, Because THIS "SAME" JESUS WHO Stood Still and "STOPPED WHAT HE WAS DOING" FOR THESE BLIND MEN, DOES 'STILL' TODAY “STOP” AND STAND "STILL" FOR YOU & ME “WHEN & WHERE” WE NEED HIM!!! And did You Happen to 'Notice' the Reason “WHY” JESUS Stopped For THEM? Listen, verse 31 says: “THEY CRIED 'OUT' TO JESUS SAYING, HAVE 'MERCY' ON US, O 'LORD', THOU SON OF DAVID!” Beloved Listen to me~ JESUS CHRIST is Always "LOOKING" For Those Who Will "CRY OUT" TO HIM, 'Acknowledging' that HE “IS” MESSIAH, THE SON OF DAVID, and "ASKING" FOR MERCY AND "FORGIVENESS OF SIN!!!" Dear One, Did You Know that "WHEN YOU CALL ON JESUS" You HAVE HIS “UNDIVIDED” ATTENTION? It's TRUE, HE WILL "STAND STILL" FOR YOU!!!
But Secondly, Notice “WHAT” Else JESUS DID: He writes, “AND JESUS STOOD STILL, AND 'CALLED' THEM!” Did You 'Hear' That? Listen, the Disciples were 'Telling' Them to "BE QUIET", But JESUS “CALLED” THEM “TO” HIM! That’s Right, 'When' the World, the Flesh, the Devil, and Sin, Attempt to “PREVENT” one from 'COMING' TO JESUS, HE will "CALL" THEM “TO” HIMSELF! Now, Listen Carefully, these two Blind Men “COULD HAVE” Allowed the Followers to "Drown Out" Their Calling, BUT verse 31 says: “BUT THEY CRIED OUT THE MORE” TO JESUS!!! Here’s My Point Saints~ WHEN "YOU" CRY OUT TO JESUS, HE ALWAYS “CALLS” YOU TO APPEAR BEFORE "HIS PRESENCE!" It Doesn't 'Matter' What the Devil tries to Do "WHEN YOU CALL UPON JESUS", Because HE WILL BRING YOU "BEFORE HIS THRONE!!!"
But Thirdly, Notice What JESUS "Asks" Them: Matthew writes, “AND JESUS STOOD STILL, AND CALLED THEM, AND SAID, WHAT 'WILL' YE?” Oh How 'Strange' is this? Question: Did JESUS NOT “KNOW” WHAT THEY WANTED? Well Of Course HE DID, But HE WANTED “THEM” TO 'CONFESS' IT TO “HIM!” Listen Church, 'Many' People COME TO JESUS “FOR THE WRONG REASONS!” 'Some' People Come to JESUS to Get 'Rich' (the Prosperity Gospel), 'Some' Come Because they Have an Illness (seeking only Physical Healing), 'Some' Come Because They Have a Child on 'Drugs' (selfish Reasons), 'Some' Because they Want a “Boyfriend or Girlfriend”, But They DON'T WANT THE "SPIRITUAL HEALING" FROM “SIN” THAT "ONLY JESUS CAN GIVE!!!" So JESUS 'Looks' at Them and Asks~ “WHAT WILL YE???” What Do You "Want" From ME? "What" Exactly Are You Coming to ME “For?” Believers, JESUS Wants to 'Know' Our True "MOTIVES" For Coming to HIM!!!
But Fourthly, Notice 'HIS' SUPERNATURAL “ABILITY!” Matthew writes, “AND JESUS STOOD STILL, AND CALLED THEM, AND SAID, 'WHAT' WILL YE THAT 'I' SHALL DO?” Oh Glory! Did You 'Catch' That Beloved? JESUS 'Looks' them in the Eye, and Says~ “I SHALL DO” Whatever You "NEED ME TO DO!!!" Oh Saints, I’m So 'Glad' that OUR SAVIOUR is "ABLE TO DO, EXCEEDING ABUNDANTLY ABOVE, 'ALL' THAT WE ASK OR THINK, ACCORDING TO THE 'POWER' THAT WORKETH IN US!!!” Listen to Me, 'JESUS' Was the "ONLY ONE" in the UNIVERSE that Could "DO" What These Two Blind Men 'Needed' Done!!! There Was a “THEOPHANY” or “CHRISTOPHANY” I Should Say, in I Kings 3:4-14, Where "THIS SAME JESUS" Appeared to Solomon, and HE Asked Him~ “WHAT SHALL I 'GIVE' THEE?” Brethren, HE was 'Giving' the King a “BLANK CHECK” and 'Telling' Him to "FILL IN" the Amount!!! No Matter 'WHAT' Solomon NEEDED "JESUS" Could PROVIDE!!! Now, This "SAME JESUS" Here in verse 32, 'Asks' the Blind Men~ “WHAT SHALL I 'DO' FOR YOU?” My 'Point' is This Church: JESUS CHRIST IS “ABLE” TO “DO” ANYTHING WE NEED HIM TO DO, But the Question is, WHAT DO WE “WANT” HIM TO DO??? I Had One Woman in Our 'Church' in Colorado tell Me that She Was 'Asking' JESUS To Make Her "WIN THE LOTTERY!" I Told her that Would 'Never' Happen, so She Asked me "Why Not?" I Replied~ “Because JESUS Doesn’t 'Believe' in Gambling!” She Got Mad and 'Left' the Church! See Folks, 'Many' People Want the "Wrong" Thing From JESUS! So HE Asks Specifically~ “WHAT WILL 'YE' THAT I SHOULD DO?”
But Fifthly, Finally, Notice the Personal “NEED!” He writes, “AND JESUS STOOD STILL, AND CALLED THEM, AND SAID, WHAT WILL YE THAT I SHALL DO 'UNTO' YOU?” Oh I Really 'Love' This! Because JESUS Does "NOT ASK" About Their Work Associates, or Their Brother, Their Mean Boss, Their Kids, Their Tax Collector, or Anyone 'Else' at All! JESUS Asks~ “WHAT SHALL 'I' DO UNTO YOU???” Listen, HE’S Asking Them if They 'Desire', that HE Bring "DIVINE TRANSFORMATION" BY HIS HOLY SPIRIT, or Just Some “Physical, Temporal, Need???” In John chapter 13, JESUS 'Washed' the Disciples Feet! HE Then 'Asked' a Profound Question, saying~ “KNOWEST THOU 'WHAT' I HAVE DONE 'UNTO' THEE?” Listen, 'Every' Single One of Us Have a PERSONAL “NEED” To Let JESUS “WASH” US WITHIN!!! But There’s a Catch: Are You Sitting Down? Here it is: WE 'HAVE' TO “ASK” JESUS TO "DO IT!!!" Beloved, Do You 'Realize' that these Two "BLIND" MEN "NEVER WOULD HAVE SEEN" Unless They "ASKED" JESUS TO OPEN THEIR "EYES???" They Had a "PERSONAL NEED!!!" I Wonder...What is it Today, That YOU "NEED" From JESUS??? My Word to You Today Believer is this: Just "CRY OUT TO JESUS, HE’LL STAND STILL, AND YOU’LL HAVE WHAT YOU NEED!!!" Blessings to All, and Shalom...
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