Jesus Said, "I AM the Way, the Truth and the Life. No Man Comes to the Father But By Me" - Part 1329

Every day, we become witnesses of the footprint God has on our lives. Not only as our creator, redeemer and Saviour but as our friend. The same God who said, "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life" and we believed in Him by faith. As we grew in the knowledge of His Word, we began to recognize that the plan of God on our lives is fulfilling His purpose, placed in our heart while we were still in our mother's womb.

Indeed, JESUS not only authored the scriptures but appeared upon earth as a man so that we might be assured of salvation. And, as a consequence, we continue in the faith, grounded and settled. Not moving away from the hope of the gospel which we have heard, "and which was preached to every creature under heaven." (Colossians 1:23)

"If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sits on the right hand of God. Set our affection on things above, not on things on the earth, for ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ [who is] our life shall appear, then shall ye also appear with Him in glory." (Colossians 3:1-4)

Herein, the hope of the good news gospel of our Lord God and Saviour, Jesus the Christ.

Unfortunately, however, men’s ideas at times seem stuck in cement, sometimes bringing forth arguments against the same scriptures whereby eye witnesses at the time testified to what they saw, including numerous miracles, and healings, and signs and wonders wrought by JESUS.

For example, the man born blind that Jesus healed. As the scriptures state, JESUS momentarily disappeared from sight. In the interim, religious men approached the blind man who could now see. We read that the religious of the day cross examined the once blind man asking him how this could have happened. Indeed, they even challenged his parents to tell of this miracle.

But, as we know from the scriptures, the parents replied by saying, "Ask him. He is old enough to speak." So once again, the religious men challenged the young man to confess. It became obvious that the religious prosecutors did not like the man’s answers. Some might suggest that their ego was deflated. So they said to the man, "Who are you to teach us?" The young man simply declared - All I know is that ‘Once I Was Blind But Now I See!

Still, at the end of the day, whether one believes in the miracles Jesus performed (or not) matters little. How can we say this? Because man's unbelief does not alter the course of the world. Further, the Book of Life only records whether one has faith in God, and thus, has chosen life, or conversely, whether their life is the result of unbelief. When JESUS preached that the Kingdom of God has come nigh -- near unto man -- He did so in order that we could now know the truth concerning the Kingdom of God.

JESUS preached the Good News in Word by illustrating the life of the Kingdom of God. He restored those in need to wholeness. He discharged all kinds of sickness and demonic oppression. He renewed people's minds, and regenerated their very being. And yes, as illustrated in the above example, Jesus healed the blind so that they could see.

You are thinking -- how did Jesus do this? JESUS -- "God with us" according to Matthew 1:21-23, having taken on a sin prone flesh and yet without sin -- the Son of the Holy Ghost -- He healed the blind! The same Holy Ghost that fathered the man JESUS. (Luke 1:35) For JESUS was and is the SEED of the Holy Ghost. In JESUS then, did all the fullness of the Godhead dwell bodily! (Colossians 1:17; Colossians 2:9)

Moreover, JESUS could be likened to a corn of wheat that if the SEED of wheat is not planted, it remains as one. JESUS walked upon earth as one corn. However, when JESUS was murdered at Calvary and then planted (buried) in the tomb, then the corn SEED began to multiply in number. From that one SEED comes forth many more. In short, the one SEED fathered many more SEEDS in the process of the ONE SEED dying!

In this context, we need to understand in our hearts and minds and spirit that JESUS is the SEED of the Holy Ghost. The very life of God as a Son was murdered and buried. From that ONE SEED comes forth offspring which in this case is a whole multitude of JESUS PEOPLE born of the ONE SEED of His holy Spirit whose sin prone flesh carcass (kernel) was buried. A new spiritual people born out of the SEED of the Holy Ghost within (the kernel) and consequently, emerging as the children of God’s SEED.

This is the message we now preach to the world. The same message as was preached by the SEED of the Holy Ghost who overshadowed Mary so that she could bring forth a son. Those who now go about healing the sick and casting out devils. Why? Because the offspring inherited the power and nature of the very same God who fathered them.

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