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76. Sermon on the Mount Secrets - Where Do You Stand?
We have come to the end of the series on the Sermon on the Mount.
Maybe you have had difficulty
understanding what we’re talking about. Maybe you have a void within you that
you can’t fill. You have tried many things: sports, adventure, success, good
works, money, religion, or shopping, but nothing brings fulfilment. You still
lack something. Maybe you grew up in Christian surroundings and consider
yourself a Christian because of birth and background, but you still have that
void. Maybe this book stirred something in you, and now the void seems even
greater. The question is, what is that void?
Only one person can fill it, and He is Jesus. You need to be born again. “In reply, Jesus declared, ‘I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again,’” (John 3:3). “Jesus answered, ‘I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit,’” (John 3:5).
When you are born again, Jesus lives in you through the Holy Spirit. “Peter replied, ‘Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,’” (Acts 2:38).
With Him come peace, strength, and power. In the past, you had anxiety with no hope, a life without purpose. If you have accepted Jesus as your Saviour and are filled with the Holy Spirit, you suddenly know where you are going. Nothing in life is in vain anymore, because your desires were brought in line with God’s desires. You suddenly are fulfilled and have a zeal for God. You understand the Word of the Lord much better. It is as if a whole new life has opened for you. All these are because, at the moment of rebirth, the Lord has done a miracle in you. “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” (2 Corinthians 5:17).
“‘Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me,’” (Revelation 3:20).
Do you want it? Simply pray, “Lord
Jesus, I am a sinner. I have sinned by following my own desires. I am sorry. I
want to invite You to come in and live with me. Give me rebirth and make me a
new creation. Please fill me with the Holy Spirit so that I can have the power
and love to be your witness.”
If you have prayed this, you are born again. All you need to do now is to exercise your faith. If you want to keep fit as an athlete, you need to exercise. Exercising your faith means that you need to fill yourself with knowledge from the Word, read the Bible daily, pray constantly, and serve within a Bible-preaching church. Telling your family and friends about what happened to you will help your faith grow.
I want to welcome you into the family of God the Father, His son, Jesus Christ, and our helper the Holy Spirit.
You and I are called to care for our
fellow servants, whether or not we are in leadership positions. If we do not
treat others as we have learned from this teaching of Jesus, we are like the wicked
servant in Matthew 24. I trust that after reading this series you are somewhat
more equipped to do just that.
This
concludes our teaching on the Sermon on the Mount as recorded in Mathew 5, 6,
and 7. I hope you were as blessed by it as I was while receiving it from the
Holy Spirit and writing it.
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