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John 1:9-13 NIV
9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God —13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
It is true that when Christ came to walk on the earth as a human being of human birth but conceived by the Holy Spirit, He was initially followed by many, but eventually, most fell away. Only a remnant remained with Him until His death and resurrection. After Pentecost with the manifested and outpouring of the power of the Holy Spirit, many believed, and these believers formed the core for the message of the Gospel to travel beyond Jerusalem to Judea, Samaria and the Gentile world, reaching Rome and the Judeo-Greek communities across Europe. In fact, John 1:1 on the concept of the Word being with God at the beginning and is God was in response to prevalent Greek thought on a supreme being or force known as Logos that preceeded all things.
The message of the Gospel of Christ crucified and resurrected later spread to the ends of the earth. The Abrahamic Covenant and the promise of God that Father Abraham will have descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore finally came to pass. Today, the Gospel has reached most people groups and communities, and yet there are pockets of indigenous tribes, who, for reasons of reach and language, have still been unaccessible by missionaries and messengers of the Good News. At the same time, there are closed countries whose people have heard of the Gospel but still reject the message of Christ as the Messiah, and sadly, that includes most of present-day Israel.
But for those of us who have accepted Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour, we have been given the privilege to be sons and daughters of God, co-heirs to the heavenly inheritance that awaits us at the end of age.
Be thankful and grateful that we are the privileged few, the remnant that chose to stay on the narrow path that leads to eternal life. Thus, be watchful that we do not lose the plot or be drawn away by the attractions of the world that constantly tempt and entice us to upgrade our status and stature, which will eventually compromise our faith and lead us away from our narrow path.
Instead, be constantly serving Him diligently and faithfully in every way we could to the best of our abilities and God-given talents and as the Spirit prompts us. So that we are always fulfilling His plans and purposes for our lives in every season and living out His Word at the center of His will – as David described in Psalm 23 – surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever!
Ronnie's Thoughts 