DOES JESUS KNOW HIS OWN IN REALITY?
CONSIDER THIS:
YOU AS A PARENT OR SIBLING OR FRIEND AGREE TO MEET THEM AT A HUGE EVENT, ATTENDED BY HUNDREDS.
CAN YOU PICK YOUR FAMILY/FRIEND MEMBER OUT OF THE CROWD?
OF COURSE YOU CAN.
CAN YOU HEAR/RECOGNIZE YOUR FAMILY OR FRIEND'S VOICE OUT OF A SEA OF MANY?
OF COURSE YOU CAN.
CAN A PARENT OR FRIEND DISCERN WHO IS WHO IF THEY ARE IDENTICAL TWINS?
OF COURSE YOU CAN.
CAN YOU AS A FAMILY OR FRIEND CORRECTLY DESCRIBE THE PHYSICAL APPEARANCE OF YOUR FAMILY OR FRIEND?
OF COURSE YOU CAN.
WHY AM I ASKING THESE SEEMINGLY EASY TO ANSWER CORRECTLY QUESTIONS, YOU ASK?
IF WE AS LIMITED AND FLAWED HUMAN BEINGS CAN HEAR, SEE, AND IDENTIFY OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY, WHY DO SO MANY DOUBT JESUS IN HEAVEN IS CAPABLE OF DOING THE SAME?
LET ME EXPLAIN FURTHER...
CSN OFFERS A WEEKLY LIVE PRAYER MEETING WHERE WE GATHER IN CHAT ROOM AND LIFT UP ALL THE PRAYERS POSTED ON CSN AND THOSE WHO SEND US PRIVATE EMAILS ASKING FOR PRAYER.
ONE OF THE MOST HEART-BREAKING/TELLING COMMENTS MANY HAVE MADE IS THIS:
I NEED YOU TO PRAY FOR MY SISTER.
I THEN PROMISE TO ADD THEIR SISTER TO OUR PRAYER LIST AND THE NEXT EMAIL RESPONSE SAYS.
WAIT! WAIT! YOU DO NOT KNOW HER. I NEED TO GIVE YOU HER PARTICULARS SO YOU CAN PRAY & TELL JESUS CORRECTLY WHO THE PRAYER IS FOR.
HER NAME IS MIRIAM. SHE HAS RED HAIR, GREEN EYES, SHE IS 50 YEARS OLD, AND SHE LIVES AT 1234 LONESOME ROAD IN HOUSTON TEXAS. SHE IS HAVING SURGERY AT ST. JOHNS MEDICAL FRIDAY MORNING AT 9AM. HER SURGEON IS DR. WATKINS.
AS I READ SUCH EMAILS (YES THE NAMES/INFO ARE FICTICIOUS) BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO SHAME OR HURT ANYONE, BUT MY FIRST THOUGHT IS THIS.
FORGIVE ME LORD IF I HAVE IN ANY WAY CAUSED THIS BLINDNESS TO WHO YOU REALLY ARE. HELP ME TO DO BETTER IS SHINING YOU.
AND SHAME ON THEIR FAMILY, PASTORS, BIBLE TEACHERS, LEADERS OR WHOMEVER HAS LED THEM TO BELIEVE CREATOR GOD, WHO CREATED US ALL, BREATHED LIFE INTO US, KNOWS THE NUMBER OF HAIRS ON EVERY HEAD. KNOWS THEM BY NAME. READS THEIR HEART, MIND ,AND EVEN THEIR TEARS, IS NOT CAPABLE OF KNOWING WHOM WE ARE LIFTING UP IN PRAYER.
REMIND YOUR HEART, AND MIND OF THIS: JESUS KNOWS US, FAR BETTER THAN WE KNOW YOURSELVES.
THE LORD JESUS SITTING IN HEAVEN CAN LOOK DOWN UPON THIS EARTH AND SEE US, HEAR US, AND PICK US OUT OF BILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN A FINGERSNAP.
BODY OF CHRIST JESUS, WE NEED TO DO BETTER TO SHOW AND TELL PEOPLE JUST HOW HUGE OUR JESUS CHRIST IS.
BE BLESSED AND STAY BLESSED IN OUR HEAVENLY COMMANDER IN CHIEF JESUS CHRIST!