Jesus Christ is able to be the present, living, and active Lord, King, Leader, and Director of HIs followers as they gather in His name to each one listen to and obey Him. May we surrender all human control to the eternally resurrected Jesus so that He can be gloriously revealed in our midst to be the literal Head of His body and not just a figurehead.

(I witnessed this happening at the Asbury awakening. Lord, let it continue in gatherings of Christ-followers around the world!)

When Christians gather
In Jesus’ name
And begin to train
To listen to Him
And let Him lead,
He begins to reign
And rule among them.

To be Spirit-led
Is to let Jesus
Be your living Head.
He’s no longer dead.
You’ve read what He said.
Now it’s time to do
What He says to you.

To be asleep is to be without conscience awareness. Wake up to conscious awareness of the risen Jesus.

John 3:16 is the loving call of the God of both mercy and justice for those who have rejected His love and chosen to rebel against Him to allow Him to rescue them from the dreadful consequences of their choices and actions through His substitutionary atonement. Whosoever will, let them come to Jesus and be forgiven, rescued, and restored to harmony with God. Lord, have mercy on me a sinner! The theme of God wanting to rescue people from their rebellion by offering mercy and grace is woven throughout the Bible.

Scripture teaches that God’s omnipotence doesn’t override our free will and make us robots. His love and grace beckon us to lay aside our rebellion and submit to His will, but He doesn’t force our obedience. Human free will is not stronger than God. It is a gift from God that we humans greatly abuse. God wants sons and daughters who return to Him of their own choice (like the prodigal son), not as robots who He forces to love Him.

That Jesus as the sacrificial Lamb of God made atoning sacrifice for humanity is a major theme of the New Testament and was foreshadowed throughout the Old Testament. My heart overflows with gratitude for His substitutionary atonement!

Disagreeing with someone’s belief system is far from judging them or being unloving. Several people who love me disagree with some of my views, beliefs, and lifestyle choices. I would never accuse them of judging me.