Day: February 23, 2022

“But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We don’t want this man to be our king.’

Luke 19:14

His citizens hated him

Graham Staines, was a 58-year-old Australian Christian missionary. Who worked among the lepers in India, with selfless work and dedication. The very people he served burnt to death Graham Staines along with his two sons – 10-year-old Phillip and seven-year-old Timothy – on the night of 22nd January..

His subjects or countrymen – the Jewish people, who professed to be subjects of the kingdom of God.

Hated him — despised him for the meanness of his birth, his crucifixion and for the holiness of his doctrine.

Sent a message after him —His discontented subjects, fearing what would be the character of his reign, sent an embassy to remonstrate against him being appointed as the ruler.

Matthew 2:22 Archelaus went to Rome to obtain from Augustus a confirmation of his title to reign over that part of Judea which had been left him by his father, Herod the Great. As this fact was “fresh” in the memory of the Jews, it makes this parable much more striking.

John 1:11. He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

The Jews rejected Jesus Christ, would not submit to his government, and, a short time after this, preferred even a murderer to him. No wonder that those who murdered the Lord of glory should prefer a murderer, one of their own temper, to the Redeemer of their souls.

The nobleman is representative of the Lord Jesus Christ and the judgment at the end is worse than death — it is eternal judgment in hell and then the Lake of Fire. Rejection of Christ in no way changes who or what Jesus is. It does sentence the rejecter to eternal torment.

“To a graceless neck the yoke of Christ is intolerable, but to the saved sinner it is easy and light…. We may judge ourselves by this, do we love that yoke, or do we wish to cast it from us?” (Spurgeon)

Prayer: – Dear Lord I surrender myself to you. O Lord, help me that I may not be judgmental but understand the depth of your love.

Sol. Pratibha AOJ

Luke 19:7 

Word of God says that Jesus Christ appeared one arth to save the sinners.

Timothy 1:15

As far as Jews were concerned, in their flesh, they expected a Messiah who will appear as a king and save them from the captivity of Roman Empire.
Even John the Baptist seemed to have the same question within himself. Mat 11:3
Only those who have received the spirit of God can understand the plans of God..

Rom 8:5

Today those who are called by God miserably failed in understanding God’s mind and His plans.
We, God’s people have not fully understood what we should do to establish God’s Kingdom on Earth. This is the reason why there are still vast areas on the earth where Gospel has not been proclaimed.
Through the Army of Jesus the Lord revealed His plan to start a training for the drug addicts in a Rehabilitation Centre called Redemption Recovery Care. Some of them questioned this plan of God and concluded that it would be useless. They thoughts were like this.
1.The drug addicts cannot understand Bible
2.Most of them are uneducated
3.Their mindset will not be conducive to sit and concentrate on the deep truths of Bible etc.

But as per the plan of God, I was appointed as the Coordinator for this training.
The Lord miraculously did a lot of things among them.

 A great change happened in their lives. Many were convicted by the Holy Spirit, repented and confessed that they had spoiled their own lives and they wanted to be restored.

The classes in the syllabus would start from 5.00 am till 10.00 in the night. The syllabus covered Bible from Genesis to Revelation. Many who did not know true God came out of their bad habit, drug addiction . Even some became teachers who could teach Word of God to others.

Let’s take John 4:1-14. Here Jesus was sitting at a Christian traditional well. . As per God’s plan a Samaritan woman who was an outcast in the society came to draw water . Through her the whole village came to salvation.

Human mind cannot understand the people whom the Lord chooses.

Only those who have the Spirit of God can understand His plans.

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In this last days, God’s Kingdom will be established through many who have been branded as outcasts, sinners, and thus rejected by the society.

Sol. Paul Vasanthan AOJ