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03/16/2013 recording date. audio/video is 9 minutes takes a few minutes to load so be patient please. Or just read ahead. Also the following week it is air on utube on turtle30cshell channel. Just type in website name when you got to utube. Christ Humanity Through His Tears I am your host Christina Farris coming live from turtle30cshell.com. Today I will be speaking on the humanity of Christ through His tears. No prophet had done has miracles as Jesus. From turning the water into wine, which was humanistic need for a wedding, to the compassion of Jesus on the people he healed. From the telling of philosophy through parables that drew a crowd. The need to move away from the crowd after a long day. The need for fellowship with close friends away from the crowd. Yet the list could probably go much longer, yet the tears of the lost of friend catches the feeling of sorrow, whether it be for those who did not understand or for those who’s hearts were harden to the resurrection to come, we do not know, but we know scripture says Jesus wept. John 11:31-46 KJV (31) The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there. (32) Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. (33) When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, (34) And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see. (35) Jesus wept. (36) Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him! (37) And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died? (38) Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. (39) Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days. (40) Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? (41) Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. (42) And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me. (43) And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. (44) And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go. (45) Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him. (46) But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done. What is Jesus trying to teach us in this passage. He shows His humanity, yet He also demonstrates His power as the Son of God. Yet there is more to learn, why not prevent instead of fixing the problem after? When I was hit by train, my response to God was you can stop that train, but He showed me something more He could take me through that wreck. Jesus often takes us through a situation and brings us to a place of healing. Lazarus was dead, the hearts of his sisters and friends were broken at the loss of Lazarus. Yet Christ purpose in waiting was to show that the grave could not keep a believer down. After all God had asked the Prophet Ezekiel can these dead bones live. God is preparing an army that can not be defeated. The zombie apocalypse a Christian reality, yet the CDC worse nightmare because they think it is a walking disease that continues to spread. No Christianity is not disease, the reality of up from the grave is a reality, yet Christ tears shows his humanity for those lost. He knew when He awoke Lazarus from the grave, that some would not believe, even though they saw with their own eyes. In fact they would not believe that Jesus was the Only Begotten Son of God, that they had to tattle to the priest. Christ tears would come again over the city of Jerusalem after the Triumphal entry in Luke. Let us look at some more scripture. Luke 19:41-44 KJV (41) And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, (42) Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. (43) For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, (44) And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. Christ wept the beloved city of Jerusalem because destruction was coming. The destruction would come without warning. Not one stone would be left. This prophecy would take place in 70 A.D. The temple would be completely destroyed. Israel hearts would be harden to there Messiah and the very thing they worshipped would be destroyed. Yet with the fall of Jerusalem the Gospel would continue to spread and thrive. See God is not contained in a box, God is everywhere and there many that worship God. Though Jerusalem is a sacred place to worship. It is not the city coming from the sky. The New Jerusalem is the children of God. The New Jerusalem will come with Jesus return. Children of God comes with when the word of God enters the heart of men, women, boys and girls of all ages. One worships in spirit and in truth the Father of all creation, His Son the very Word of God, and the prophesy that came forth, His Spirit. When Christ returns all hope is revealed. Christ will physically return in a cloud, and the zombie apocalypse will take place. Those dead in Christ will be changed in instant in a moment in a twinkling of eye as the last trumpet sounds. Christ tears are for those that are lost, yet he cried one more time Father not your will but thine in the garden. He cried because he knew of what He must suffer for all mankind. He cried, perhaps because this being the judgment before the final judgment. The final judgment that would lock away Satan and his angels forever and ever. God’s people would come to and fro through city of God in the New Jerusalem. The point I am making is Christ cried for the lost. If you do not know him as Lord and Savior, consider receiving Him today. John 3:16 KJV (16) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. God loves you, Christ emotions are strong that He wept for you and me. He desire you to part of His family, joint heir to the throne of God. Though we are never will be God, he reserved a place in heaven for you upon belief in His Son the word of God that became flesh. If you desire to be saved pray this prayer with me. Dear Heavenly Father I believe you sent your Son to save me from my sins. I ask you to forgive me for all my sins. I understand that Christ death took away my sins and with his resurrection I received eternal life. Jesus come into my heart and live teaching me by your Spirit how to live, in Jesus precious name, Amen. |