~~~ Acts of the Apostles 5:27-33 ~~~ Psalm 34 ~~~ John 3:31-36 ~~~
'... the one whom God sent speaks the words of God...'
God sent Jesus to be among other things his voice.
Jesus in carrying out the will of the Father spoke the words of the Father.
Jesus uses his voice so that we may have a very personal experience of God.
A good ventriloquist can be very convincing by using his voice
and his puppet or dummy.
Edgar Bergen was one such accomplished ventriloquist;
perhaps you have seen one of his skits.
Of course I am not suggesting that Jesus was just a puppet for God.
When God sent Jesus to become human he took our flesh and blood
without losing his divine connection to God the Father.
Jesus becomes the self portrait of God himself.
If we hears the words spoken to us by Jesus,
then we also hear the unspoken words of God.
Jesus is the Word made flesh.
The Holy Spirit is given to those who hear the word and are obedient to it.
The apostles heard and were obedient; even in the face of imprisonment.
They were commissioned by Jesus to continue spreading his message of love.
It is through the power of the Holy Spirit that they maintain
the stamina and conviction to persevere
no matter.
I must ask myself today...
Is my conviction strong enough to give me the necessary stamina
needed to stay the course?
It would be much easier to simply be a puppet
under the complete control of the Master...
to speak and move only at his command.
But God does not want us to be controlled by him,
but rather for us to make the decision
to allow him to be in control of our lives.
The Lord is close to all who call upon his name.
The Easter Blessings continue as we witness the outpouring
of the Holy Spirit upon those who believe.
We are a part of those who believe.
therefore the Holy Spirit is upon us as well.
Unlike a ventriloquist puppet we have the ability
to move and speak as we wish.
We can make the choice to maintain God's self portrait
by making the right choices in our actions and words.
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