SEPTEMBER 21 THE JESUS QUESTIONS JQ#29 “What do you think about the Christ? Whose Son is He?” (Matthew 22:42)

 

SEPTEMBER 21  THE JESUS QUESTIONS  JQ#29  

“What do you think about the Christ? Whose Son is He?”  

(Matthew 22:42)

LIVING FOR JESUS  Daily Prayer    

JESUS, the Holy Spirit brought to my mind this morning during

 my devotional prayer that  I was to stop in mid-prayer and consider

 very seriously this question that the Holy Spirit directed to me 

personally this morning — 

“What do YOU (personally) think about the Christ? 

Whose Son is He?”

 My spirit within me was stilled as I was consciously aware 

that I personally and confidently KNEW that 

the Word of God is TRUTH and that Jesus is the Son of God,

 that the Messiah is the Chosen One 

sent by the FATHER GOD to bring Salvation 

to this lost and dying world — 

so my personal answer to the Holy Spirit is that I believe 

with all that is in me that 

“God so loved the world that He gave 

His only begotten Son {{JESUS}}, 

that whoever believes in Him shall not perish

 but have everlasting life” 

— and only the True, Living, Loving God would devise 

and execute such a Divine Plan!!! 

LORD, I am confident that EVERY WORD that You have spoken

 and has been written in the Holy Scriptures is TRUTH — 

Thank You LORD for Your Salvation and my prayer is that I will be

 a good steward of all the spiritual and physical blessings

 that You shower down upon us daily!   

AMEN

THE JESUS QUESTIONS

Jesus in His final week on earth is finalizing His Final Passover 

Lesson on Power and Authority and He initiated the Lesson 

with this Question posed to those that had been questioning Him ———

 “What do you think about the Christ?” 

and then Jesus tacks on a clue to the answer 

riding on His closing Question, 

“Whose Son is He?” (Matthew 22:42) 

Jesus, being both Christ and the Son of God therefore is the

 Master Teacher and we should look not only at “what” Jesus

 has asked in this Question but we should seriously consider 

“who” Jesus directed the Question to and also “how” Jesus

 phrased this two part Question. The “what” that Jesus is asking is

 the pivotal Question in each individual’s search for Truth

 and that pivotal Question is

 “What do you [personally] think about the Christ?” 

— the Question is not what have you heard others say that their 

opinion of Christ is but Jesus makes this very personal — 

for once again Jesus takes a very serious Question and looks you

 straight in the eye and asks

 “What do YOU think?” 

and when you look around you see that it is only you and Jesus

 in the room and that Jesus is waiting on your personal reply, 

then the pressure to be honest with Jesus becomes very 

real and intimate!?!? The “what” of His Question then is

 “What is [YOUR PERSONAL] belief about the Christ?” 

 Next we must look at “who” Jesus addressed this Question to —

 this Question was addressed to all those that were trying to seek

 personal power and are actively denying that Jesus IS the Christ!!! 

Therefore the Question is double directed at YOU if you don’t 

accept Jesus as the Messiah! 

But then it is important to look at “how” Jesus asked the Question:

 First He introduced the “subject” of the Question to get our attention

 focused on the “Christ” and then Jesus asked the Question

 in such a way that each individual is compelled to answer

 the Question personally. Then when Jesus gets us to 

“think about” the “Christ”, 

Jesus Masterfully gives us a Divine Clue 

to the RIGHT ANSWER when He “hints” 

that the correct answer must contain a Father/Son relationship 

— How does one get from God/Christ to Father/Son 

without considering all these admonitions and actions

 that Jesus uses to Teach the Truth of God 

and continually tells us to pray to “our Father in heaven”? 

— surely it is way off base to consider any answer that does not include the

 “Fatherhood of Almighty God” 

and the “Sonship of Jesus Christ” !?!?

 As we look at what Jesus is Teaching with this Question,

 we can better understand the object Lesson if we actually stop

 at this point and honestly answer this very personal Question —

 “What do YOU think about the Christ?” 

(and equally important —) 

“Whose SON is He?” (Matthew 22:42)

SEPTEMBER 20 THE JESUS QUESTIONS JQ#29 “What do you think about the Christ? Whose Son is He?” (Matthew 22:42)

 

SEPTEMBER 20  THE JESUS QUESTIONS  JQ#29  

“What do you think about the Christ? Whose Son is He?”  

(Matthew 22:42)

LIVING FOR JESUS  Daily Prayer    

JESUS, O the Joy of waking up and feeling the 

Presence of the Holy Spirit and knowing that the 

“Good Shepherd” is leading you 

“beside the still waters…in green pastures”! 

The Really Good News is that all this comes from

 “Who” Jesus IS and the fact that He “Chose” to die

 ON THE CROSS AT CALVARY for us,

 not because of who we are, but because of “Who” the “Father” IS!

  O Glorious thought that all sin and iniquity have already been addressed

 for the Plan of Salvation has been Executed with Perfection 

and as Jesus proclaimed as He completed 

His Redemptive Work on the Cross —

“IT IS FINISHED!”

 Thank you Lord Jesus that You would chose to do the Will of the Father

 and extend to sinners the Gift of Grace 

PURCHASED WITH GREAT SACRIFICE

 instead of placing on us individually the 

punishment that our sins deserved! 

Lord Jesus, forgive me of my daily transgressions 

and teach me to “Love others” as You have “Loved” me.       

AMEN

THE JESUS QUESTIONS

Jesus is Teaching the multitudes and His disciples “why” He

 has exposed the Pharisees, the Sadducees, the Herodians, and all 

those that had defiled the offices that were established by Moses

 at the command of God — Jesus first says that we are to 

“observe and do” the commands of God 

that comes down from God through His Holy Word but 

“…do not do according to [the] work 

[of those that defile their Holy Offices]; 

for they say, and do not do.”(Matthew 23:3) 

Jesus then makes a {Do-not-Do-List} of what [those that sit in Moses’ seat]

 do that defiles their “office” and that we should avoid these things in our lives!

 We should be obedient to “do” what God’s Word teaches us and 

“do not do” these following actions that defile God’s Holy Word. 

{1} Do not place heavy burdens on others shoulders that we

 are not willing to bear ourselves or at least share 

the burden with them. (Matthew 23:4) 

{2} Do not do your works “to be seen by men”. (Matthew 23:5)

 {3} Be cautious in your dress that you do not seek

 the attention of others. We should seek 

to glorify God and not ourselves.  

{4} Do not seek to be seated at “center field” 

nor at the “head of the table” for others to “envy” your position. 

{5} Do not seek “titles” for yourself. (Matthew 23:6-7) 

{6} “But you, do not be called ‘Rabbi’; 

for One is your Teacher, the Christ, 

and you are all brethren. 

Do not call anyone on earth your father; 

for One is your Father, He who is in heaven.” (Matthew 23:8-9) 

{7} Remember, “he who is greatest among you

 shall be your servant” … Do not “exalt" yourself 

but “humble yourself” 

and let God exalt you 

for your obedience to His Word. (Matthew 23:11-12) 

Jesus Teaches us about the Truth of God with every Lesson

 and with every circumstance that we encounter in our daily lives

 we can find one of these lessons that will apply to how we are

 to live our lives to be pleasing to God. Jesus said remember that 

“…the Son of Man did not come to be served, 

but to serve…” (Matthew 20:28) 

so we should post the {Do-Not-Do-List} in a conspicuous place

 and strive to humble ourselves and take instructions 

from the “One Teacher” sent by our “Father in heaven” 

who has a “Plan” for each of us and has promised 

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, 

says the LORD, 

thoughts of peace and not of evil, 

to give you a future and a hope…

call upon Me … go and pray to Me,

 and I will listen to you…

you will seek Me and [you will] find Me, 

when you search for Me with all your heart.”

 (Jeremiah 29:11-14)

 So there you have it,

 

a seven (7)  item {Do-Not-Do-List} from the “Son of God”

 and a Faithful Promise from the “Father” Himself 

clearly shining a Bright Light on the Path of Righteousness, 

but as always, God will not “force” Himself on you 

but He gently calls you to “Chose God” — 

“Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, 

and all these things shall be added to you.” 

(Matthew 6:33)