Thursday, June 15, 2006
THE GATHERING
Matt. 12:30. "He who is not with Me is against Me; and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
Jesus has clearly and truthfully presented His case before the religious leadership that He is the very servant of God that has been revealed to them in their Old Testament scripture. There is only light or darkness, life or death, truth or deceit and one must align himself with one side or the other; there is no middle ground; no gray area. He has proven that He is Messiah, the Son of David.
One cannot avoid the alignment as Jesus says, “He who is not with me is against Me.” Indifference is not an option. He who is not actively engaged in the kingdom is identified as he who does not gather with Me. This pronounces anathema on a “superficial Christianity”. If you are aligned as one who does not gather you necessarily are one who scatters or actively prevents those who would be receptive kingdom citizens. Christ demands our all, and those who are most joyful and blessed are those who are identified as those who gather with Me.
H. Ernest Nichol writes in his hymn:
We’ve a Savior to show to the nations, who the path of sorrow hath trod, that all of the world’s great peoples may come to the truth of God. For the darkness shall turn to dawning, and the dawning to noonday light, and Christ’s great kingdom shall come on earth, the kingdom of love and light.
We have a great responsibility to gather.
Jesus has clearly and truthfully presented His case before the religious leadership that He is the very servant of God that has been revealed to them in their Old Testament scripture. There is only light or darkness, life or death, truth or deceit and one must align himself with one side or the other; there is no middle ground; no gray area. He has proven that He is Messiah, the Son of David.
One cannot avoid the alignment as Jesus says, “He who is not with me is against Me.” Indifference is not an option. He who is not actively engaged in the kingdom is identified as he who does not gather with Me. This pronounces anathema on a “superficial Christianity”. If you are aligned as one who does not gather you necessarily are one who scatters or actively prevents those who would be receptive kingdom citizens. Christ demands our all, and those who are most joyful and blessed are those who are identified as those who gather with Me.
H. Ernest Nichol writes in his hymn:
We’ve a Savior to show to the nations, who the path of sorrow hath trod, that all of the world’s great peoples may come to the truth of God. For the darkness shall turn to dawning, and the dawning to noonday light, and Christ’s great kingdom shall come on earth, the kingdom of love and light.
We have a great responsibility to gather.
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