How Far Will You Go?

The Message today Epiphany Greetings in Jesus great and wonderful name. Epiphany is on the Church calendar which means: The Revelation.  It is the Revelation of Jesus the Christ to the Gentiles.  There is much to be said about this Revelation.  Jesus originally came for the Hebrew nation. He is the “King of the Jews!”  When we celebrate Epiphany we are celebrating the glorious fact that Jesus also accepted the Gentile nations. Again our Message today is built upon the Prophetical Utterances of the Old Testament.  As God speaks of the Generations of Noah, we hear this profound statement; Genesis 10:5 “By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.”After the great flood, came the Gentile Nations. And Prophecy continues; here is an excerpt from Isaiah 11:10-12 “And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and His rest shall be glorious.”  I am always amazed at what we find when we search the Scriptures. God’s Word is so revealing! It is when we meditate upon it and research all the information and Seek Him with a whole heart! This cannot be done in 10 minutes or in a devotional, it will take time in a good solid study Bible.  “How far will you go?” How far will we go to seek the One born King of the Jews?  Wise men journeyed a great distance, under dangerous circumstance, with only a sign in the heavens. We have the sincere Word of God, yet Christianity seems to be satisfied with hearing a Message or reading a devotion. Our sign is: The Word of God, Prophecy fulfilled, and direction of the Holy Spirit. Let me pose this question: “How far will we go in sin?” – In our habits that perhaps does not please the King? – In our attitudes, and our doubt? We must stretch our fleshly soul and go the distance to touch the Father’s heart in Spiritual matters, to take in the Wisdom of our God that He might be revealed in us.  How far will we go for Him? Matthew 6 talks about the ‘Cares of Life’ and Jesus said:  Matt.6:32-33 “For after all these things do the Gentiles seek: for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”  How awesome is this? Jesus personally encourages the Gentiles to seek Him first! How far will we go to seek Him who is born King of the Jews? O Lord Jesus, help us go the distance, Loving you, Pastor