John 14:6 – I am the
way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the father except through me.
Isaiah 35 – The
wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; the desert shall rejoice and blossom
like the crocus; it shall blossom abundantly and rejoice with joy and singing.
The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon.
They shall see the glory of the Lord, the majesty of our God. Strengthen the
weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. Say to those who have an anxious
heart, “Be strong, fear not; behold your God will come with vengeance, with the
recompense of God He will come and save you.” Then the eyes of the blind will
be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap like
a deer and the tongue of the mute sing for joy. For waters break forth in the
wilderness and streams in the desert; the burning sand shall be a pool and the
thirsty ground springs of water in the haunts of jackals where they lie down
the grass shall become reeds and rushes. And a highway shall be there and it
shall be called the way of holiness, the unclean shall not pass over it. It shall
belong to those who walk on the way; even if they are fools they shall not go
astray. No lion shall be there. Nor shall any ravenous beast come upon it. They
shall not be found there and the ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to
Zion with singing everlasting joy shall be upon their heads. They shall obtain
gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
I
would like you to take out your Bible and read Isaiah 34. It speaks on God’s
judgment of the nations. Let me tell you, He is pissed off. Verse 2, “For the
lord is enraged against all the nations and furious against all their hosts. He
has devoted them to destruction. He has given them over to slaughter.”
Sin
has corrupted the world we live in and God, I’m sure, has not been happy with
the conduct and behavior of man for a very long time. We see that in the 34th
chapter of Isaiah. It shares a bit about his feelings and what He plans to do
with this world one day soon. I do not want to be here when He gets ready to
have court! In the book of John we learn that Jesus came to earth as a man to
live and die for us so that we would be able to receive a not guilty sentence
on that very day. God, the judge, the one who will convict us, found not one
man worthy of innocence or life. So He sent Jesus Christ to be our comforter or
our intercessor, our counselor, our advocate, our attorney. What is the job of
Jesus? He is our attorney. He pleads for our case! Just like all judges and
attorneys, they have favor with one another and for that reason Jesus Christ is
able to plead our case. It says that we are only to gain access to freedom
(heaven) if we hire an attorney, Jesus Christ, as our defense in the many cases
of sin that we commit. He is the only one who can get us the not guilty plea we
all want so that we can live forever in a place like Isaiah 35 describes.
So
who do you have hired as your defense attorney? One of Satan’s fakes or Jesus
Christ the comforter? How do you live your life? Is it pleasing to the world or
pleasing to the comforter? That’s how you know for sure who you have as an
attorney! I encourage you to evaluate your situation and make sure that Jesus
Christ is your attorney otherwise you’re in for a real rude awakening on the
day that Jesus Christ returns! There are but a few simple things you must do to
gain access to Jesus Christ as your attorney. His service is free and it’s the
best in the world. The only real comfort that a man can have is found in Him.
So read, pray, turn from sin, surround yourself with people doing the same and
get on your knees and ask Jesus Christ to be your attorney.
Prayer:
Heavenly Father, I ask you to help all the people of the world who don’t have
Jesus Christ as their attorney figure out what that means and how to get that
done. Thank you for sending your son to defend my sorry butt! I would have
received the death penalty without Him. Thank you! In Jesus name, Amen
Thoughts: I hope my
friends, family, and my kids see that living for the world is not cool. It’s
way over rated and the only real for sure way to receive the gift of life
forever is to live for Jesus Christ. The directions are in the book. Read them
so you don’t screw it up! Love you guys.
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