The Devotional – Search the Scriptures – 167


The Devotional – Search the Scriptures – 167

Luke 13:34-35 – “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you were not willing! See! Your house has been left to you desolate; and assuredly, I say to you, you shall not see Me until the time comes when you say, ‘blessed is He who comes in the Name of the LORD!’”

Jesus, the Christ of God/Messiah
I have been waiting for this passage of scripture! For better than three years, the LORD, Creator of the heavens and earth has sought to bring His chosen people to the Light of the Living Word. There were moments, like when Jesus was born. Remember the song of Elizabeth to Mary? Remember, John the Baptist recognizing who Jesus is? “Behold the LAMB” the Lamb of God – who takes away the sin of the world. Up to now, we have been looking at various events of the life of Christ! “Behold How He Lives”. Jesus was baptized, like most of us these days, we were either sprinkled, dipped or submerged at some point in life. “Behold how He was tempted”, yet He DID NOT SIN – you and I have been tempted, how did that work out? Not very well, we SINNED. To say no to that is a lie and a SIN!

Behold how He Lives! Jesus taught Nicodemus the gospel, Nicodemus a Pharisee saw the Light of God and responded, and the darkness of unbelief left him. "Behold!" The Lamb, when the Lamb was sacrificed on Friday coming up! Nicodemus was there with Joseph of Arimathea, Joseph and Nicodemus did not participate in the death of Jesus, they mourn His death and prepared for His burial! BEHOLD THE LAMB AND ALL THAT HE DOES! Behold the LAMB! Behold how He LOVES!

“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you were not willing! See! Your house has been left to you desolate; and assuredly, I say to you, you shall not see Me until the time comes when you say, ‘blessed is He who comes in the Name of the LORD!’”

Behold how He Loves! God’s Love did not end when the Lamb died on the cross, it INTENSIFIED! Then He said to them, [Luke 24:25-27]“O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! “Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory?” And, beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself. How about this! Behold How He Loves! You have heard and responded to the death, the burial and the resurrection of Christ, so. ‘BEHOLD, HOW DO YOU LOVE?’

The Christ/Messiah is coming again, are you on board the bus? Maybe you are! But remember those days when you sat at the front of the bus and aggravated the driver and now you sit in the back and do not want to be seen. Behold the Lamb is still driving the bus, BEHOLD HOW HE LOVES! Now, why is that? JESUS, THE CHRIST OF GOD is coming again!

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