Words about the Word - Paul Johnston - Friendship Baptist Church
Luke 24:15
15 As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them.”
Life changes when Jesus goes with us.
1. There is a new level of fellowship. Taking Jesus with us through the day in our prayers, in our conversations, and in our everyday activities brings a closeness to Him in our spirit.
1 John 1:7
7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.
2 Corinthians 3:18
18 And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
2. There is an abiding peace within. Through life’s ups and downs, having Jesus near brings the kind of peace the world cannot understand. It is God’s plan that we live this life in peace and not fear.
John 14:27
27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
John 15:4
4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.
John 16:33
33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
3. There is an obligation to tell what we have seen. Every Christian has a story--a testimony. We must tell it. The world will not be changed if we keep the Greatest Gift to ourselves.
John 15:27
27 And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning.
1 John 1:3
3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
Matthew 28:10
10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.”
In this season leading up to Jesus’ birth, take Jesus everywhere you go. Enjoy His fellowship, embrace His peace and invite others to accept him as their personal Lord and Savior.
