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The Spirit of the Soveriegn Lord Is Upon You!

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The Lord does not want any to perish, none. His desire is to see everyone come to repentance. Our key verses remind us that as God sent Christ into the world so He now sends us into the world as well. When He first started His ministry Jesus read from the Prophet Isaiah in the synagogue:

 

"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor." Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him. He began by saying to them, "Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing." Luke 4: 18-21 (NIV)

 

This was the role Christ had while here on earth and it is the role He has now passed on to us. We are to proclaim the good news to a world that so desperately needs it. They are prisoners as we once were and we have the key to their freedom. They are blinded by the ruler of the world but we have the balm they need to have their sight restored. They are oppressed and shackled by the world and the lies that it sells but we can set them free. Not by anything we can do personally but by who lives in us! The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is now upon you!

 

There is a world beyond ourselves. We were saved for a purpose. Jesus prayed that we would not be removed from the world but rather that we would affect the world without being infected by it. As Christians it is important that we walk that tightrope carefully; avoiding the extremes that are so tempting. I leave you today with the words of Solomon:

 

Do not be overrighteous, neither be overwise-- why destroy yourself? Do not be overwicked, and do not be a fool-- why die before your time? It is good to grasp the one and not let go of the other. Whoever fears God will avoid all extremes. Ecclesiastes 7: 16-18 (NIV)

 

Reverend Anthony Wade January 21, 2011

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