From John Collins Ministries:
“And when He was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast. When they had finished the days, as they returned, the Boy Jesus lingered behind in Jerusalem. And Joseph and His mother did not know it; but supposing Him to have been in the company, they went a day’s journey, and sought Him among their relatives and acquaintances. So when they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking Him. Now so it was that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions. And all who heard Him were astonished at His understanding and answers. So when they saw Him, they were amazed; and His mother said to Him, ‘Son, why have You done this to us? Look, Your father and I have sought You anxiously.’ And He said to them, ‘Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?’” Luke 2:42-49 (NKJV).
As a Christian
you must be able to look at the life of Jesus and to see the focus and devotion
that He had to doing the will of God
and to make the effort to emulate it. Jesus knew that His life
on earth was temporary
and that He had a job to do while He was here and although the life of the Christian may not have
the importance that the life of Jesus
had, each life of a Christian
comes with a job to do. Each person that is a believer in Christ has an
obligation to the kingdom of heaven to glorify God and to follow Christ. That is the most important
job that you can ever have and it is the only job that will see that
you are permitted
entry into the kingdom.
Whether you are busy being a parent, an employee, a student,
a child, an athlete or a bum, you still have a responsibility
to God. There is not
any activity or obligation that you have that takes precedence
over being a man
or a woman of faith and living a life that shines for Jesus.
There is not any excuse that you can give that will justify you ignoring God and
choosing to not follow
Jesus. We all have a job to do and either you do
that job and receive
the reward or you don’t do that job and you deal with the consequences.
God
is merciful and has much compassion
but He is also righteous
and His wrath
will fall upon the wicked and the self-serving.
Don’t fool yourself into thinking that you are too busy for
God because He is not too busy for you.
“And Jesus answered and said to him, ‘It has been said, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’” Luke 4:12 (NKJV).
LOVE THAT CROSS, PASTOR JOHN COLLINS
Pastor John Collins and John Collins Ministries are
determined to change the face of Christianity and redeem the truth of the
Gospel and the word of God.
You can hear Pastor John Collins broadcast on AM and FM
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needs to hear the truth of God and Jesus. This world needs to hear and
understand what the rules are in order to get to heaven. They aren’t preached and they aren’t taught,
and it’s time for people to hear to hear that truth. Pastor John Collins and John Collins
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to get it right.
