JESUSCARE

We've heard for quite awhile how wonderful Government ran Health insurance will be. Past Presidents have desired to make it available, giving speech after speech of it's benefits  Now it is passed and they have nicknamed it; "Obamacare".  It has so far  lived up to the initial concerns or worries, that it's opposition warned about. There are worries and future concerns as well. Yet it sounds good to the "masses".

We just remembered  Palm Sunday.  We celebrate the kingly entry of Jesus into Jerusalem.  The road was packed with travelers coming to Passover feast with Jesus riding a humble donkey. Those that already arrived went out to meet Jesus and they shouted, announcing; He was their King and Messiah. 

Many there, wrongly assumed He was there to defeat the Romans. Most of them either heard or witnessed Him miraculously  feed the hungry, heal the sick and even raise some of the dead. Obviously He had their vote.  They just knew when Jesus arrived into town this week, He would begin His earthly Kingdom.

That sounds like the twenty-first century church. Many of us are only concerned about our health, our money, and position on the church organizational chart!  ("Jesuscare").   Resulting in us, on our schedule, building our Kingdom.

Jesus Christ was not at this time intending to defeat the Roman Empire. Matter of fact, He spoke of peace and loving your neighbor. He even said if you wanted to be in charge you had to be a servant.  Don't get them started on what He said about dieing, and for them to pick up their cross and follow Him.  That doesn't sound like a great campaign speech for volunteers.  Some later left discouraged because of this kind of talk. The tide was turning maybe Jesus wasn't what they thought.  Duh.  Jesus later told Pilate, He was a king but His Kingdom, was not of this world.

He said that He came to; seek and save those, that are lost. He spoke of spiritual saving, spiritual healing.  He was their Messiah and King. His Kingdom was Heavenly and eternal !

"For this reason (Lazarus)  the people also met Him, because they heard that He had done this sign."John 12:18

He told them: "...I go to prepare a place for you....that where I am, you may be also."

"My Kingdom is not of this world.  If my Kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now my Kingdom is not from here."-Jesus.  John 18:36.

1 Corinthians 15: 3-11,  20-28.

Jesus our King, let us be a part of what you are doing to grow your Kingdom!