Got Room?

We can have a room, a desk, or some other area so full it is hard to find A PLACE for anything else. Sometimes this requires creating A PLACE for that which does need to be there. That may mean pushing other things to the side, perhaps boxing up and storing some things elsewhere, or even getting rid of some of the other stuff entirely. What is sad is when this is the picture of a life so cluttered there is not A PLACE found for what is of utmost importance.

As Jesus carried on a discussion with some who really struggled in accepting Him for Who He was (is), He got pretty direct with some of His statements. (i.e. John 8:44) Though they laid claim to being faithful children of Abraham ( John 8:39) and faithful children of God ( John 8:41), Jesus knew otherwise and pointed toward the truth of where they really stood.

The real source of the problem was what Jesus declared when He stated. . .
"I know that you are offspring of Abraham; yet you seek to kill me because MY WORD FINDS NO PLACE IN YOU." ( John 8:37 ESV)

They were so full of their own preconceived ideas regarding the Messiah and so filled with their own interpretation of the Law they just could not "bear to hear" ( John 8:43) what Jesus had to say. Some of their understanding was in need to being completely discarded in order to provide A PLACE for the truth of Jesus.

To have no room for Jesus' Word is to have no room for the truth, because that is what Jesus is; "the Truth"! ( John 14:6) It is also to miss out on the eternal life Jesus came to provide. ( John 8:52) Are there ideas we need to discard so as to be filled more with the message of Jesus? May the truth of Jesus always have its RIGHTFUL PLACE in our life because He is the One Who has "the words of eternal life." ( John 6:68)

Have a great day HAVING HIS WORD FOUND ALIVE IN US!
Carl

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