The Family Business

 

We are called to carry on The Family Business..

Most of our current theology has been centered around christians leaving earth and going to heaven as quick as possible, but didn’t Jesus say that we should pray “His kingdom would come and His will would be done on earth as it is in heaven? “

Shouldn’t we be more occupied with bringing heaven to earth instead of escaping earth and going to heaven?

Didn’t Jesus say that we were to occupy until He does come ?

Occupy means to carry out business..

What business ?

The Family business !

Remember-what Jesus told Mary when they found him in the temple teaching the Pharisees?

Jesus said “ Dont you know that I must be about my fathers business?”

Instead of us being constantly occupied with our escape from planet earth maybe we should be more focused on the Fathers business and that is to see His kingdom come to earth as it is in heaven .

So What is the main family business of the father that we are called to be occupied with?

It’s the same business of Jesus .. it’s the business of Love , healing the sick , casting out devils and the proclamation of the good news ...

Remember Jesus said .. As the father sent me so I now send you..

And as He is so are we now in this life ? Also the works I do you will also do and even greater works !

After the crucifixion of Jesus all the disciples fled in fear and hid themselves behind a lock door ..

it was almost like a self isolation in order to protect the from the outside world. And then Jesus suddenly shows up in their midst ..

His will was not to withdraw in fear but to move forward in confidence..

Jesus repeated his greeting, "Peace to you!" And he told them, "Just as the Father has sent me, I'm now sending you."

Then, taking a deep breath, he blew on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. I send you to preach the forgiveness of sins-and people's sins will be forgiven.

But if you don't proclaim the forgiveness of their sins, they will remain guilty." John 20:21-23

Our main family business is to let people know that their sins are forgiven! It’s already a done deal ! but people need to know, if they don’t know then they will walk around thinking that God is mad at them when the truth is that God is mad about them ! That God has reconciled them back to Him through Jesus and that there is now nothing at all between them and God .

They need to know that all their sins have already been dealt with in the body of Christ, so that their conscience is cleansed from all guilt and shame to set them free from the fear of all punishment and restore faith and confidence in them to draw near to the One who has always loved them ..

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