“YOUR WORD!”

John 17:13-16                                           (ESV)

“13 But now I (JESUS) am coming to YOU (THE FATHER), and these things I speak in the world, that they may have MY joy fulfilled in themselves.

14 I have given them “YOUR WORD”, and THE WORLD HAS HATED THEM because THEY ARE NOT OF THE WORLD, just as I AM NOT OF THE WORLD.

15 I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one.

16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.”

There are so many things that are NOT KNOWN to mankind.   Some are credited with “discovering” seemingly unknown things when GOD knew those things all along!  Most of those things are recorded in “YOUR WORD”, our EYES have not been opened yet to SEE TRUTH!  Can’t you just imagine how ALMIGHTY GOD must hang HIS head when “this world” is so caught up in the things that are believed to be “important” when HE knows that JESUS IS going to return in only a short time???   

Folks, JESUS IS COMING BACK, and it might be very soon!  People weren’t looking for HIM the first time, and I venture to say that most people aren’t looking for HIM today either!  It might be prudent for us begin acting like we BELIEVE “YOUR WORD” with our actions?  When JESUS was born of a virgin over two thousand years ago people weren’t prepared for HIS arrival, even though “YOUR WORD” prophesied about it for 2,500+ years!  But HE came just like IT WAS WRITTEN!  HE IS COMING AGAIN, JUST LIKE IT IS WRITTEN IN “YOUR WORD”!  

THIS WORLD hates Believers because we reflect HIS TRUTH.  They couldn’t tolerate TRUTH when HE walked among us so they crucified HIM!  Maybe if we more brightly REFLECTED HIM they might try crucifying us?  One thing is for sure, “this world” can not tolerate “YOUR WORD” and it will do everything in its power to silence TRUTH!!!