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JESUS WAS SEEN BY WITNESSES: The Specimens of the Brand New Race, the Church
1 Corinthians 15:5-8
Acts 1:1-9 “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth...” (v8)
1 Corinthians 15:3-8 “For I delivered unto
you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins
according to the scriptures;
And that he was buried, and that he rose again
the third day according to the scriptures:
And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the
twelve:
After that, he was seen of above five hundred
brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some
are fallen asleep.
After that, he was seen of James; then of all
the apostles.
And last of all he was seen of me also, as of
one born out of due time.”
Who is a
Witness?
One who was present at the scene.
Who is a Spiritual Witness?
A spiritual witness may or may not be there physically but he
must be there spiritually. If you were there as a physical witness but without
a spiritual revelation to see, then you are not Jesus' witness. (1 Corinthians 15:8)
Peter was present
physically and spiritually - He was a witness.
Judas was present
physically but absent spiritually - He was not a
witness.
Paul was absent
physically but present spiritually (v8-9) - He was a witness.
Have you seen Jesus
spiritually?
Are you a witness of
His life, His death, His resurrection, His ascension?
If YES, then you are
ready also to witness His return to take His own to heaven. (Acts 1:10-11)
- Lord, make me Your witness. Open my eyes to see
You in Your life (as carrier of the Father), Your death (as my
death), Your burial (as my de-clutter from sin and its habits), Your
resurrection (as my resurrection), Your ascension and glorification (as
my inauguration into the new specie).
- Lord Jesus, be glorified in me.
- Make me a JESUS in disguise, a JESUS with human skin
on. Thank YOU!
- From now on let me not know Jesus or any man after the
flesh, i.e. let me not just be a Christian by mouth or name or activity.
Don't let me just follow motions of religion while spiritually bankrupt,
like Judas Iscariot. Take me beyond the physical. Rescue me quickly please, LORD.
If I have not first
witnessed Jesus in my life as a specimen, then I cannot witness Him
successfully to others. I cannot show people what I have not seen. I will be a
gossip not a witness.
If I waste my life
seeing many things and many people and I don't see Jesus, I have lost it. I
won't be counted as part of His witnesses, His body/His Church.
Some see angels,
Some see ministry,
Some see the pastor /
the man of God / the discipler,
Some see brethren.
I MUST SEE JESUS! I must be HIS COMMITTED WITNESS!
