“RESPONSE!”

MeMaw Thoughts

Number 506

December 22, 2020///

How do you respond?

Have you ever blurted out something or done something that you immediately would like to erase?  Of course, everyone has.  That may have caused embarrassment or misunderstanding but today I want to talk about our response to truth that is revealed to us, or that prompting inside that stirs the knowledge that we are supposed to do a certain thing.

All of our minds are on Christmas this week.  Those of us who Love and serve Jesus are looking at what the Birth, death, and resurrection of The Savior of the world means.

May we take a moment and look at the responses of some of those in the word of God!

The Wisemen saw a star.  Their response was not to just gaze at the star in wonder and wish they could see the Messiah it was announcing.  Their response was to get on a journey and follow the star a long way to worship and bring gifts to the new baby!

The shepherds saw the great light and heard the angel’s announcement of His Birth and where they could find this Newborn King!  Their response was to go find this Christ Child.  They could have sat around discussing what they had seen and making the excuse that they had to stay and watch the sheep.

Mary and Joseph could have lamented their situation of having to travel so far and having no place but a stable to rest and deliver this Savior!   Instead, they did what was necessary and filled a manger with hay and rejoiced when the Shepherds came and worshipped!

Earlier they had responded to Angel messages with obedience to the will of Almighty God!

We could look further at the lame man who took up his bed and walked at Jesus command rather than just pondering what it would be like to be healed!

We see the disciples who cast their net on the right side of the boat at Jesus command even though they had fished all night and caught nothing.

We see the denial of Peter with the response of repentance and forgiveness.

We see the betrayal of Judas. Instead of repenting and receiving forgiveness he allowed satan to lead him to total destruction.

And we see the religious leaders who rejected Jesus in spite of all the prophecies they knew.

What about you? How do you respond to the call of the Savior of the World who took your place and paid the debt for your sin and bridged the gap to a relationship with the Creator of the Universe?

Our response must be to receive and follow Him.

With Jesus as your Savior how do you respond when you are shown a revelation of truth that needs to be followed?  Or even a card to write, a phone call to make, or any number of other things that you may know deep inside you should do!

May we not be guilty of just wondering what it would be like to see that thing come to pass, or to make an excuse “if”, or procrastinate, or gaze into the stars and wish?

Our response effects all of those around us and our future.  Our response shows our Trust in the Savior of the world. Our response says I believe, or I wish I could believe that He will fight my battles and I can do all things through Him who strengthens me!

What truth has been revealed to you that you must respond to? Will you say Yes!

What action, large or small to you need to move forward on? Will you say Yes?

John 10:27 (KJV)
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

Matthew 11:28 (KJV)
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Mark 15:12 (KJV)
And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?

What is your response to the call of the King of Kings, Savior of the World?

Listen, obey, and follow the Christ of Christmas!

I pray that each of you have an amazing Christmas as you understand who Jesus is and receive and follow Him!

John 3:16 (KJV)
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.

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Father, thank you for your Love, thank you Jesus for your Love and thank you that we can serve, follow, and respond with yes to all you reveal.  Touch each heart that reads this with the desire to say Yes!  Yes, to your will, your way, and your desire for each of us!  Amen

Let Jesus Love, Joy and Peace invade your mind, will and emotion!  Love, MeMaw