HE CAME TO HIS OWN

HE CAME TO HIS OWN!

Jn 1:11-13 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12 Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God-- 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.

He came to His own in the Garden of Eden; to those whom He had created for Himself. He came to them and they hid. They listened to the voice of the enemy rather than to the voice of God.  He came to His own throughout the Old Testament.

He came to His own but His own wanted nothing to do with Him and in their selfishness, ignorance and intolerance they attempted to destroy Him.  

He came to His own in fulfillment of His revealed Word but His own twisted and contradicted His Word and listened to their god, Satan, the father of all lies.

He came to His own and demonstrated in Word and in deed that God had given Him complete authority over all creation. His authority and power is unmatched. He brought something out of nothing. He brought strength out of weakness. He brought courage out of despair. He brought life out of death and placed eternity in the hearts of those who believe in Him. But His own believed him not and challenged His authority. Rather than submit to the authority of God they chose to submit to the authority of man.

He came to His own with Words of hope and deliverance. He came to His own to show them a better way, His Way; a better truth, His Truth; and a better life, His Life. His own chose not to believe His “good news.” Instead they turned their backs to Him and went the way of their choosing. They wanted to decide what truth was and what constituted the “good life.” They chose to believe He was lying and attempting to get them to turn their backs on their religion and its practices. They chose to believe a lie. They chose the way of death.  

He came to His own with the purest intentions and the purest love known to mankind. He didn't come to judge or to condemn, He came to save. His own responded to this unimaginable love by questioning His motives.

He came to His own and they mocked Him; they mocked His claims, they mocked His miracles. They said His power came from Beelzebub and that He was possessed by demons. His own chose to reject His Kingship and to seek out another to rule and reign over them and they submitted themselves to the prince and power of darkness.

Jesus came to His own, leaving His home in heaven, putting aside His glory. He humbled Himself and took the very nature of a servant, willingly dying on a cross for our sins. God in Christ willingly submitted Himself to be slapped, spit on, mocked and beaten. He allowed Himself to be made a spectacle before others, being stripped naked and openly tormented by those calling for His death. Jesus, in dying, paid the penalty of mankind’s sins. He became man’s sin sacrifice, satisfying God’s penalty for sin. He saved us and redeemed us by His blood.  

Hallelujah! What a Savior! 

Now would be a good time to praise Him. david