zondag 20 november 2016

Christ confess your name before the Father

Revelation 3: 5 He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.


Have you ever thought about what confession really means? We talk often about: doing confession of your faith, confess your sins, you are a professing Christian. But you know what that means? Allow you ever think about what that means? When we confess that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world, then we get there openly about it. You are for Christ, you are for God and you let the people around you know it. Did you know that Christ openly confess his children?

Christ confesses the names of all who are in Him beofre the Father and His angels. He sits at God's right hand and before the angels and says, yes, he or she is mine. I died for those who deserve salvation in God and the protection of the angels. Christ is not ashamed of us, His children. Even though they do sin and do things that they only provoke anger at God. Jesus is not ashamed and does not turn away his head, but takes it for his children to the Father. Christ says, as it were, to God, my blood has flowed for him or her, because the punishment is carried along. You can have love for him or her, not in anger.

What a mighty Savior we have then, right? What a loving Saviour He is. His work has not stopped after He ascended into heaven, but He protects us before God. He confesses our names and that's a good thing. Jesus may we serve, we should focus our lives on Him and be led by His Spirit. We must confess Jesus at all times and not be ashamed before Him. For He Himself also ashamed not for us.Will you confess Jesus openly?

For in the letter to the church of Sardis in Revelation 3: 1-6, are also warnings.Faith is not living there. A large part of the congregation do well good works, but faith is dead. There is a lot of work within the community, many people are committed, but there is no personal relationship with Christ. And the two have to go together, otherwise the works are useless. That is a warning to our chruches, we must not only work but also maintain our relationship with Jesus Christ. He is the Source of life through the church and that we can connect to our own lives. We need relationship with Christ to have not stained our clothes. How is your relationship with him?

Because for those who confess His name and do not stain their clothes, is for them a glorious future. They will receive white clothes and walking with Jesus.Their name will certainly not be blotted out of the book of life. Rather, Christ will confess them before the Father. And we can live out of that. From comforting, that prospect and that faith. Jesus Christ, the Son of the Lord God Almighty, sitting at God's right hand and confess the names of those who believe in Him and serve Him.Glorious!

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