Post by Les Brewer on Jun 16, 2012 18:39:01 GMT
Robert Oliver
"THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!" by Pastor Robert Oliver
Mark 8:38 says~ "WHOSOEVER Therefore Shall Be 'ASHAMED' OF ME AND OF MY 'WORDS' In THIS ADULTEROUS AND 'SINFUL' GENERATION; OF 'HIM' ALSO SHALL THE 'SON' OF MAN BE ASHAMED, 'WHEN' HE COMETH IN THE 'GLORY' OF HIS FATHER WITH THE 'HOLY' ANGELS!"
Wow! What a Powerful 'Proclamation' the SON OF GOD Makes Here at Caesarea Philippi! MESSIAH is Speaking Directly to a 'Mixed' Multitude here, Because in verse 34 the Text says~ "And When HE Had Called the 'People' Unto HIM 'With' HIS Disciples Also, HE Said Unto them!" So Clearly, JESUS Is 'Addressing' a Large Group of 'Curiosity' Seekers, and HE Begins to Make Certain 'Demands' Upon those Who Would 'Choose' to Believe On HIM! So Beloved Believers Let's Examine "9" Particulars here:
First, Notice the Broad "SCOPE" of HIS Declaration: HE Says~ "WHOSOEVER!" Do You Know What WHOSOEVER 'Means' in the Greek??? Listen, it Means "WHOSOEVER!" Oh Yes, JESUS Boldly Proclaims here, that "ANYONE" and "EVERYONE" in the Entire World, Will 'Fall' Under this 'Divine' Condemnation, Unless the "Conditions" for Pardon be Met! See Beloved, Men Love to "Exclude" Themselves when it Comes to 'Accountability' Before GOD, But JESUS CHRIST Boldly 'Declares' here, that "Whosoever" Fails to Meet "HIS" Requirements Shall Be Greatly "Dissappointed" One Day! HE Said "WHOSOEVER!!!"
But Secondly, Notice the "ROOT" of the Problem: HE says~ "Whosoever therefore Shall Be 'ASHAMED' OF ME!" Aha, I just 'Love' How JESUS CHRIST Puts HIS Divine 'Finger' Right ON The "Root" of the Problem here! HE Says that if "ANY" Person, Male or Female, Black or White, Rich or Poor, Bond or Free, Jew or Gentile, (Whosoever) Shall Be "ASHAMED OF HIM" In THIS LIFE, That They Will Surely 'Find' Themselves Under Divine "Condemnation" in the Next! Now Let Me 'Ask' You Dear One Today: Are YOU "Ashamed" to Speak "HIS NAME" Before Men? Do YOU Boldly Proclaim "HIM" as YOUR Saviour 'Before' this LOST World? Do YOU "Tell" Others About Your 'Relationship' With "JESUS CHRIST?" Because if NOT, JESUS Is 'Speaking' this Word to "YOU!"
But Thirdly, Notice 'Another' Requirement: HE Says~ "Whosoever therefore Shall Be 'Ashamed' of Me, AND OF 'MY' WORDS!" Did You 'Catch' That? JESUS Said: "ANYONE" In This World Who Does NOT "LOVE HIS WORD" and "DECLARE" HIS WORD, Will 'Fall' Under the Same "Condemnation" as Those Who Are Ashamed to 'Own' HIM Before Men! So Let me 'ask' Another Question: Do YOU "LOVE GOD'S WORD?" Do YOU Let People 'Know' where You 'Stand' When it Comes to THE "WORD OF GOD?" Do You 'Tell' Others that YOU are a "BIBLE-BELIEVER?" Because JESUS "Expects" You to!!!
Ok But Fourthly, Notice "WHERE" HE Requires this Fidelity: HE Says~ "Whosoever Therefore Shall Be Ashamed of ME And of My WORDS 'IN' THIS 'ADULTEROUS'...GENERATION!" Listen Now Beloved, We Are 'Living' In a Time Where Most "Anything" Goes! We're 'Living' in a Generation whose Motto is: "If it 'Feels' Good 'Do' It!" Well Church, 'Contrary' to Popular Belief, I'm here to 'Tell' You that "If You Have an 'Itch' You DON'T Have to Scratch It!" Listen, JESUS Himself 'Elevated' the Sin of "Adultery" From the 'Act' to the Very "Thought" of doing it! And We Are 'Living' in a Time When "Pornography" is Excepted as a Normal 'Part' of Society! Listen, STD's are at an "All-Time High" Because of the Sexually Promiscuous 'Mentality' of the Day! "Homosexuality" is No Longer a 'Sin' but an "Alternative Lifestyle!" Purity until "Marriage" is something that is Now 'Scoffed' at and "Mocked!" And JESUS Says~ It is "THIS EVIL 'ADULTEROUS' GENERATION!!!"
But Fifthly, Notice Another "Description" of Our Day: HE Says~ "Whosoever Therefore Shall Be Ashamed of ME And of MY WORDS IN THIS ADULTEROUS AND 'SINFUL' GENERATION!" Oh Yes Indeed Beloved, We're 'Living' in a Time When They Call Good 'Evil' and Evil "Good!" Another Way of Saying "Sin-ful" is "FULL OF SIN!" And Listen, it seems like some 'Christians' Don't Understand that JESUS Saves us "FROM" Sin, Not "To" Sin! Let Me Make a Statement Church: "IF YOU 'FIT IN' PERFECTLY WITH THIS 'WORLD' AND THEY DO NOT BECOME 'CONVICTED' OF SIN BEFORE YOU, THERE IS SOMETHING VERY 'WRONG' IN YOUR CHRISTIAN LIFE!!!" Believer You Should 'Stick Out' Like a Sore Thumb in This "SINFUL GENERATION!!!"
Alright But Sixthly, Notice the "REJECTION" of These "Whosoevers!" JESUS Says~ "Whosoever Therefore Shall Be Ashamed of ME And of MY WORDS IN THIS ADULTEROUS and SINFUL GENERATION, OF 'HIM' ALSO SHALL THE 'SON' OF MAN BE ASHAMED!" Oh Wow! Did You 'Hear' That? JESUS Said, "There's Coming a Day, When 'All' Those Who 'REJECT' THE SON OF GOD NOW, WILL BE 'REJECTED' BY THE SON OF GOD THEN!" Listen, Far too 'Many' People Mistakenly 'Think' that "JESUS CHRIST" is Some Kind of a 'Jack in the Box' That You Can Pull out 'When' You Need a Favor, and Stick Him 'Back in' Until it's 'Convenient' Again! *But JESUS 'Says' that If You Do "NOT OWN HIM NOW" Before a Wicked 'Sin-Sick' World, Then the Day "Will Come" When HE Will "NOT OWN 'YOU' IN THE JUDGMENT!" Folks, Don't 'Misunderstand' Me here, I'm NOT ADDING "WORKS" TO SALVATION WHICH IS A FREE GIFT, BUT, I Am Saying that "IF YOU ARE SAVED & BORN AGAIN" THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO "KNOW IT!!!"
But Seventhly, Notice "WHEN" this 'Rejection' Will Occur: HE Says~ "Whosoever Therefore Shall Be Ashamed of ME and of MY WORDS In This Adulterous and Sinful Generation, of Him Also Shall THE SON OF MAN BE ASHAMED, 'WHEN' HE COMETH!" Now, 'Observe' Here Beloved Saints, that JESUS Did 'NOT' Say "IF" HE COMES, But "WHEN" HE "COMES!" Oh Yes, 'Contrary' to Popular Belief, JESUS CHRIST IS "FIXING TO COME BACK QUICKLY!!!" It was 'JESUS' Who Said: "WHEN THE SON OF MAN COMETH, SHALL HE FIND 'FAITH' ON THE EARTH?"
But Eighthly, Notice "HOW" HE'S COMING: HE Says~ "Whosoever Therefore Shall Be Ashamed of ME and of MY WORDS In This Adulterous and Sinful Generation, Of Him Also Shall THE SON OF MAN BE ASHAMED, 'WHEN' HE COMETH IN THE 'GLORY' OF HIS FATHER!" Oh Yes Indeed Brethren, 'When' JESUS CHRIST Splits the 'Portals' of GLORY, HE Will Do So "IN" The "VISIBLE, LITERAL, ETERNAL, OMNIPOTENT, 'GLORY' OF HIS FATHER!!!" Paul Said~ "FOR HE IS THE EXPRESS 'IMAGE' OF THE FATHER'S GLORY!!!"
But Ninthly, and Finally, Notice "WHO" Will 'Accompany' HIM: HE Says~ "Whosoever Therefore Shall Be Ashamed of ME and of MY WORDS in This Adulterous and Sinful Generation, of Him Also Shall The SON OF MAN Be Ashamed, When HE Cometh In The GLORY OF HIS FATHER 'WITH' THE HOLY ANGELS!" Oh Glory! Matthew 25:31 says~ "WHEN THE SON OF MAN SHALL 'COME' IN HIS GLORY, AND ALL THE 'HOLY ANGELS' WITH HIM!" Ah Yes Indeed Beloved, JESUS 'Will' Come With an "ANGELIC HOST" That Will 'Annihilate' Everything in It's Path!!! Listen to Me: HE Will 'Come' With "POWER & GREAT GLORY!!!" HE Will Come With "VENGEANCE & WRATH" Upon This "CHRIST-REJECTING" WORLD!!! So, My 'Word' to You today Dear One is This: Boldly "Tell" Everyone You Can in this World, That JESUS CHRIST "IS" YOUR PERSONAL LORD & SAVIOUR, and that YOU "LOVE HIS WORD" Supremely!!! Blessings to All, and Shalom...
"THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!" by Pastor Robert Oliver
Mark 8:38 says~ "WHOSOEVER Therefore Shall Be 'ASHAMED' OF ME AND OF MY 'WORDS' In THIS ADULTEROUS AND 'SINFUL' GENERATION; OF 'HIM' ALSO SHALL THE 'SON' OF MAN BE ASHAMED, 'WHEN' HE COMETH IN THE 'GLORY' OF HIS FATHER WITH THE 'HOLY' ANGELS!"
Wow! What a Powerful 'Proclamation' the SON OF GOD Makes Here at Caesarea Philippi! MESSIAH is Speaking Directly to a 'Mixed' Multitude here, Because in verse 34 the Text says~ "And When HE Had Called the 'People' Unto HIM 'With' HIS Disciples Also, HE Said Unto them!" So Clearly, JESUS Is 'Addressing' a Large Group of 'Curiosity' Seekers, and HE Begins to Make Certain 'Demands' Upon those Who Would 'Choose' to Believe On HIM! So Beloved Believers Let's Examine "9" Particulars here:
First, Notice the Broad "SCOPE" of HIS Declaration: HE Says~ "WHOSOEVER!" Do You Know What WHOSOEVER 'Means' in the Greek??? Listen, it Means "WHOSOEVER!" Oh Yes, JESUS Boldly Proclaims here, that "ANYONE" and "EVERYONE" in the Entire World, Will 'Fall' Under this 'Divine' Condemnation, Unless the "Conditions" for Pardon be Met! See Beloved, Men Love to "Exclude" Themselves when it Comes to 'Accountability' Before GOD, But JESUS CHRIST Boldly 'Declares' here, that "Whosoever" Fails to Meet "HIS" Requirements Shall Be Greatly "Dissappointed" One Day! HE Said "WHOSOEVER!!!"
But Secondly, Notice the "ROOT" of the Problem: HE says~ "Whosoever therefore Shall Be 'ASHAMED' OF ME!" Aha, I just 'Love' How JESUS CHRIST Puts HIS Divine 'Finger' Right ON The "Root" of the Problem here! HE Says that if "ANY" Person, Male or Female, Black or White, Rich or Poor, Bond or Free, Jew or Gentile, (Whosoever) Shall Be "ASHAMED OF HIM" In THIS LIFE, That They Will Surely 'Find' Themselves Under Divine "Condemnation" in the Next! Now Let Me 'Ask' You Dear One Today: Are YOU "Ashamed" to Speak "HIS NAME" Before Men? Do YOU Boldly Proclaim "HIM" as YOUR Saviour 'Before' this LOST World? Do YOU "Tell" Others About Your 'Relationship' With "JESUS CHRIST?" Because if NOT, JESUS Is 'Speaking' this Word to "YOU!"
But Thirdly, Notice 'Another' Requirement: HE Says~ "Whosoever therefore Shall Be 'Ashamed' of Me, AND OF 'MY' WORDS!" Did You 'Catch' That? JESUS Said: "ANYONE" In This World Who Does NOT "LOVE HIS WORD" and "DECLARE" HIS WORD, Will 'Fall' Under the Same "Condemnation" as Those Who Are Ashamed to 'Own' HIM Before Men! So Let me 'ask' Another Question: Do YOU "LOVE GOD'S WORD?" Do YOU Let People 'Know' where You 'Stand' When it Comes to THE "WORD OF GOD?" Do You 'Tell' Others that YOU are a "BIBLE-BELIEVER?" Because JESUS "Expects" You to!!!
Ok But Fourthly, Notice "WHERE" HE Requires this Fidelity: HE Says~ "Whosoever Therefore Shall Be Ashamed of ME And of My WORDS 'IN' THIS 'ADULTEROUS'...GENERATION!" Listen Now Beloved, We Are 'Living' In a Time Where Most "Anything" Goes! We're 'Living' in a Generation whose Motto is: "If it 'Feels' Good 'Do' It!" Well Church, 'Contrary' to Popular Belief, I'm here to 'Tell' You that "If You Have an 'Itch' You DON'T Have to Scratch It!" Listen, JESUS Himself 'Elevated' the Sin of "Adultery" From the 'Act' to the Very "Thought" of doing it! And We Are 'Living' in a Time When "Pornography" is Excepted as a Normal 'Part' of Society! Listen, STD's are at an "All-Time High" Because of the Sexually Promiscuous 'Mentality' of the Day! "Homosexuality" is No Longer a 'Sin' but an "Alternative Lifestyle!" Purity until "Marriage" is something that is Now 'Scoffed' at and "Mocked!" And JESUS Says~ It is "THIS EVIL 'ADULTEROUS' GENERATION!!!"
But Fifthly, Notice Another "Description" of Our Day: HE Says~ "Whosoever Therefore Shall Be Ashamed of ME And of MY WORDS IN THIS ADULTEROUS AND 'SINFUL' GENERATION!" Oh Yes Indeed Beloved, We're 'Living' in a Time When They Call Good 'Evil' and Evil "Good!" Another Way of Saying "Sin-ful" is "FULL OF SIN!" And Listen, it seems like some 'Christians' Don't Understand that JESUS Saves us "FROM" Sin, Not "To" Sin! Let Me Make a Statement Church: "IF YOU 'FIT IN' PERFECTLY WITH THIS 'WORLD' AND THEY DO NOT BECOME 'CONVICTED' OF SIN BEFORE YOU, THERE IS SOMETHING VERY 'WRONG' IN YOUR CHRISTIAN LIFE!!!" Believer You Should 'Stick Out' Like a Sore Thumb in This "SINFUL GENERATION!!!"
Alright But Sixthly, Notice the "REJECTION" of These "Whosoevers!" JESUS Says~ "Whosoever Therefore Shall Be Ashamed of ME And of MY WORDS IN THIS ADULTEROUS and SINFUL GENERATION, OF 'HIM' ALSO SHALL THE 'SON' OF MAN BE ASHAMED!" Oh Wow! Did You 'Hear' That? JESUS Said, "There's Coming a Day, When 'All' Those Who 'REJECT' THE SON OF GOD NOW, WILL BE 'REJECTED' BY THE SON OF GOD THEN!" Listen, Far too 'Many' People Mistakenly 'Think' that "JESUS CHRIST" is Some Kind of a 'Jack in the Box' That You Can Pull out 'When' You Need a Favor, and Stick Him 'Back in' Until it's 'Convenient' Again! *But JESUS 'Says' that If You Do "NOT OWN HIM NOW" Before a Wicked 'Sin-Sick' World, Then the Day "Will Come" When HE Will "NOT OWN 'YOU' IN THE JUDGMENT!" Folks, Don't 'Misunderstand' Me here, I'm NOT ADDING "WORKS" TO SALVATION WHICH IS A FREE GIFT, BUT, I Am Saying that "IF YOU ARE SAVED & BORN AGAIN" THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO "KNOW IT!!!"
But Seventhly, Notice "WHEN" this 'Rejection' Will Occur: HE Says~ "Whosoever Therefore Shall Be Ashamed of ME and of MY WORDS In This Adulterous and Sinful Generation, of Him Also Shall THE SON OF MAN BE ASHAMED, 'WHEN' HE COMETH!" Now, 'Observe' Here Beloved Saints, that JESUS Did 'NOT' Say "IF" HE COMES, But "WHEN" HE "COMES!" Oh Yes, 'Contrary' to Popular Belief, JESUS CHRIST IS "FIXING TO COME BACK QUICKLY!!!" It was 'JESUS' Who Said: "WHEN THE SON OF MAN COMETH, SHALL HE FIND 'FAITH' ON THE EARTH?"
But Eighthly, Notice "HOW" HE'S COMING: HE Says~ "Whosoever Therefore Shall Be Ashamed of ME and of MY WORDS In This Adulterous and Sinful Generation, Of Him Also Shall THE SON OF MAN BE ASHAMED, 'WHEN' HE COMETH IN THE 'GLORY' OF HIS FATHER!" Oh Yes Indeed Brethren, 'When' JESUS CHRIST Splits the 'Portals' of GLORY, HE Will Do So "IN" The "VISIBLE, LITERAL, ETERNAL, OMNIPOTENT, 'GLORY' OF HIS FATHER!!!" Paul Said~ "FOR HE IS THE EXPRESS 'IMAGE' OF THE FATHER'S GLORY!!!"
But Ninthly, and Finally, Notice "WHO" Will 'Accompany' HIM: HE Says~ "Whosoever Therefore Shall Be Ashamed of ME and of MY WORDS in This Adulterous and Sinful Generation, of Him Also Shall The SON OF MAN Be Ashamed, When HE Cometh In The GLORY OF HIS FATHER 'WITH' THE HOLY ANGELS!" Oh Glory! Matthew 25:31 says~ "WHEN THE SON OF MAN SHALL 'COME' IN HIS GLORY, AND ALL THE 'HOLY ANGELS' WITH HIM!" Ah Yes Indeed Beloved, JESUS 'Will' Come With an "ANGELIC HOST" That Will 'Annihilate' Everything in It's Path!!! Listen to Me: HE Will 'Come' With "POWER & GREAT GLORY!!!" HE Will Come With "VENGEANCE & WRATH" Upon This "CHRIST-REJECTING" WORLD!!! So, My 'Word' to You today Dear One is This: Boldly "Tell" Everyone You Can in this World, That JESUS CHRIST "IS" YOUR PERSONAL LORD & SAVIOUR, and that YOU "LOVE HIS WORD" Supremely!!! Blessings to All, and Shalom...
