THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD - PART 316

Paul, an apostle of the Lord Jesus was the last person declared in the scriptures to have seen the Lord Jesus. Here, the Lord Jesus instructed Paul to continue on his journey into the city and to remain there awaiting further instructions. As we read, Paul remained there in prayer for three days. A disciple of Jesus instructed by the Lord Jesus went to the place that Paul was, saying to Paul - The Lord JESUS who appeared to you has sent me to instruct you. So arise Paul and be baptized in water, and in so doing, wash away all your sin whilst calling upon the Name of the Lord Jesus and be filled with the promised gift of JESUS breath His Holy Spirit.

For those who may not know, this man Paul was chosen of the Lord Jesus to be His apostle to the Gentiles. Paul upon entering a city noticed an abundance of monumental statues bearing various inscriptions. Paul noted that one such inscription read, “To the Unknown God." Well that inscription became the text for Paul’s next message to the people within that city! Paul opened his message by saying that this unknown God to whom you in ignorance worship - it is this “unknown" God that I am going to tell you of. So, who was this unknown God that Paul spoke about? Yes, as we know from the scriptures, Paul immediately preached to the people about the God who was none other than the Lord JESUS!

This is the true gospel message that we need to reflect upon today. And to preach to our children and to their children and to all those that are afar off. This earth was walked upon by a man who spoke a different language than that which was the norm of earth’s inhabitants. Further, this man went about doing good things - healing the sick, cleansing the lepers, opening blind eyes and deaf ears. Indeed, He made the crippled to walk again, cast out demonic spirits, and raised the dead. He even fed the multitudes when food appeared scarce. As well, this man spoke to the raging wind and sea. All good things so that we could understand how much God loved us.

Is it any wonder that the powers that existed at the time wanted this man dead? This man would have caused a complete collapse of man’s seated institutions and systems - the whole political, judicial, religious, medical war system would become as bandages. In fact, this man so revolutionised man's historical records that regardless of which nation we are born into, society is dated and governed with BC (before Christ) and AD (after Christ's death). Yes, Paul preached JESUS to the people. This is the unknown God that Paul wanted everyone to know about. No man could ever do the aforementioned wonders except God was with Him and in HIM. Thus the message is simple - RETURN to Me, saith the Lord, for I have REDEEMED YOU! WHO ARE YOU LORD? I AM JESUS!