They all asked, “Are you then
the Son of God?” He replied, “You are right in saying I am.” Then they said, “Why
do we need any more testimony? We have heard it from his own lips.”
Luke
22.70,71
The Jewish leaders acknowledged
that they heard Jesus declare Himself to be the Messiah. They heard it, but
they did not believe. Instead they took His admission as their right to destroy
Him.
This is a sequence of events
that has been repeated so many times throughout history. People have heard the
declaration of Jesus as the Saviour, yet they have chosen to deny and reject
Him and they have destroyed any possibility of salvation.
This practice is rife today.
The world largely has put God out of the picture as irrelevant, useless and
totally unnecessary.
O, how I cry out for this
pitiful world. It places its hopes in itself. Mankind has become too clever by
far, and seems intent upon its own destruction.
Can I as an individual do
anything? I shall do what I know to do – pray!
Holy God,
It’s possible that the world has rejected You for the simple reason
that You are holy. I cry out for the world. Even though we have largely
abandoned You I know You have not abandoned us.
I pray that Your love may re-emerge on this earth. There are many
pockets of faithful believers. Increase us, Lord. May the reality of Jesus
shine forth and the wonderful love of the Father be transmitted through human
lives. Lord, forgive the church its many sins. Renew us, and strengthen us to
go forth, and rightly carry the message of love – Your love for the whole
world.
I ask these things in the mighty name of Jesus.
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