Ancient Manuscript: Gospel of Thomas
Saying: 7
My Reflection on Verse:
The lion represents the evil of the
world. We have to understand that we
have an option of how to deal with the lion when it comes. We can decide if we follow Jesus and walk
away from the world. We can also decide
to follow things of the Earth. This
saying explains the blessings that come when you make that choice.
Let us start with the
second part of the saying. The person
that turns from God and lives in the world is not blessed. Instead you are paying your respect to the
world. In this situation sin becomes the
victory.
The first part of the
saying is talking about the person that accepts Jesus in their life. This person is confronted by the world yet
walks away from it. This person does not
allow the sin of the world to overcome their life. The person that does not allow the world to
consume them will be blessed in life.
Now we might say we all
commit transgressions even when we have Jesus in our life. We are not perfect. No one can go through life without committing
sin. In fact, people who are sinners
will continue sinning after they are saved.
So how can they still be blessed while the other person who is not saved
is not blessed?
The key here is the
power of the blood of the lamb compared to the aggression of the Lion of the
world. The blood covers any sin if you
accept Jesus in your life. God no longer
sees your sin all that is seen is a person that has the blood of the lamb
covering their sins. Yet, the person
that does not accept Jesus does not have the gift of the blood of the lamb.
The lion is defeated by
the lamb. The lion can only strike
against those that are not saved. Those
that have Jesus in their life have a shield around them. A power that helps them makes choices between
following the world and relying on God.
They may slip and do things of the world. Yet, the lamb is there to help them to
recover. If you do not have Jesus in
your life you will be completely immersed in the world.
The choice is
yours. Jesus is waiting for you to
accept the saving power all the time.
You can choose today to follow God.
It may take a while for you to truly understand the saving power of
God. Yet, what is important is that as
soon as you accept Jesus in your life you now have the saving power of the one
above. Your life will be blessed from
that day forward.
Questions:
Are you living consumed by the evil of the
world? Are you living in the blessings
of the blood of the lamb? Is today the
day that you ask Jesus in your heart?
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