THE WORK -THE BETRAYERS -THE ELECT
Brother James, OIC
Joh 6:28-29 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. (Now Please Read John 6:1-71)
Joh 16:29-33 His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb. Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God. Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe? Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me. These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
To some I sound like a broken record in my teachings. To others I sound like I’m in self justification for my (sometimes rightly sometimes wrongfully accused and judged) actions. But to others who come to our Total Recovery Meetings good things are occurring, sometimes slowly, sometimes quickly. These good things occur when one is faithful to attending anywhere Truth is ministered. The good thing is that the Light of Truth will begin lighting their eyes, their burdens will be lifted and joy replaces depression as Gods Truth makes them free. And they are being set free not only from things that have held them bound but from the evil judgments of the world. And not only the world but the deadlier evil judgments of false religious leaders that permeates today’s many Modern Churches and Ministries.
The disciples asked Jesus what they must do to do the work of God as they wanted to labor in His work as an occupation:
(Work: Greek; ergon: From ergō (a primary but obsolete word; to work); toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication an act: - deed, doing, labour, work.)
But Jesus told them that their work, was to believe on Him Whom God sent, what He was saying is that their occupation was to TRUST JESUS and therefore Gods Promises through Him!
In John 6 we see Jesus feeding 5000 with just a few fishes and loaves with much left over. Then Jesus went to the mountaintop alone. After He sent His Disciples to the other side of the river but He Himself followed later walking on water and the Disciples feared at the sight. After He made them aware it was Him that was walking on the water they received Him into the boat joyfully and immediately they were on the other side.
The people Jesus fed found Him on the other side:
Joh 6:25-27 And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither? Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled. Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
Yet a few incredible things would occur that day, even though thousands saw the Power of God the miracles being done through Jesus and eat of the miraculously wrought food they doubted, feared, felt Jesus sayings were too hard and they turned away from Him.
Joh 6:60-70 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it? When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you? What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before? It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him. And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father. From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God. Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?
The Work is to Believe on Him, our Living Hope of Christ in You and Gods Promises indwelling you and working through you powerfully. The Betrayers doubt, they do not truly believe and they turn back or never really turned from the Worlds and its god Satan’s false solutions.
But in Christ:
2Co 1:20 For all the Promises of God in Him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.
2Pe 1:4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
There are many called but few chosen and the chosen few are those who make their calling and election sure through faithfully acknowledging the Truth of Gods Word and trusting the Liberty of Gods Promises that are ours in Christ, while renouncing the worlds hidden darkness: (Read II Peter 1:1-11)
Don’t be like those who go away from Truth and still call it God be like those who believe to the saving of their souls and then you will be part of The Chosen Few-The True Elect of God.
