Date: 22-Sep-2023
Name: Eddy Aigbologa
Topic: IT DEFIES LOGIC
Content:
I am sure there are Pentecostal Jewish Christians, but unfortunately, the Jewish nation is not among the leading Pentecostal movement nations: Brazil, Nigeria and the United States. It then beats human logic that other nationalities have embraced Jesus Christ as their choice of worship more than the very nationality Jesus is from, Israel. For other religions like Islam and Buda, you find a majority of the population of the origin nations of their leaders celebrating, promoting and worshipping their religious beliefs. There must be something special about the brand Jesus Christ that is self-promoting, which indeed beats human logic.
We can see in the scriptures how that Jesus Christ was rejected at different levels of His natural associations.
His Jewish nationalities.
We read this in John 6: 41-44
The Jews then complained about Him, because He said, “I am the bread which came down from heaven.” And they said, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How is it then that He says, ‘I have come down from heaven’ ?” Jesus therefore answered and said to them, “Do not murmur among yourselves. No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.
His Disciples
We read in John 6:58-61,66
"This is the bread which came down from heaven—not as your fathers ate the manna, and are dead. He who eats this bread will live forever.” These things He said in the synagogue as He taught in Capernaum. Therefore many of His disciples, when they heard this, said, “This is a hard saying; who can understand it?” When Jesus knew in Himself that His disciples complained about this, He said to them, “Does this offend you? From that time many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more.
His Siblings
John 7:1-5 talks about the story of Jesus Christ. How that His own very siblings disbelieved Him.
After these things, Jesus walked in Galilee, for He did not want to walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill Him. Now the Jews’ Feast of Tabernacles was at hand. His brothers therefore said to Him, “Depart from here and go into Judea, that Your disciples also may see the works that You are doing. For no one does anything in secret while he himself seeks to be known openly. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world.” For even His brothers did not believe in Him.
Let's talk about the process of beating the senselessness of belief in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour
John 6:59,63,66-69
These things He said in the synagogue as He taught in Capernaum. It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are Spirit, and they are life. From that time many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more. Then Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you also want to go away?” But Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. Also we have come to believe and know that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”'
Matthew 16:15-20
He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” Then He commanded His disciples that they should tell no one that He was Jesus the Christ.
Jesus Christ, having said that on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it, I can comfortably say that the rules set out by God to operate in His kingdom for a predictable success is to work in the revelation of the Holy Spirit. Go for it!
Prayer Points:
Prayer Points:
1. Let's thank God again for calling us to Himself.
No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day. John 6:44
2. Lord, teach me the principles of overcoming for a predictable success in life.
Now we have received, not the Spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. I Corinthians 2:12
3. Let's pray for the salvation of those who are far from God.
But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them. II Corinthians 4:3-4
