OntheROAD

  SIR, WE WOULD SEE JESUS   John 11-12 describes a time in the ministry of Jesus Christ where a great divide was taking place. It was right after Lazarus was raised from the dead and people were becoming more polarized. A lot of Jews and other ethnicities were beginning to believe on Him, but the religious were fortifying their positions, digging in their heels to figure out a way to stop Him… and even kill Lazarus! The Feast of Passover was near and Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey with multitudes shouting, “Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.” (Jn12:13KJV)   Jn12:20-2KJV “And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast: The same came therefore to Philip… …saying, ‘SIR, WE WOULD SEE JESUS’ ”   This wasn't the cry of people just wanting to set their eyeballs on a man. The word “SEE” carries with it a whole picture: to see with an inward perception and discern clearly… TO EXPER...

  BEING FORMED   A lump of coal is FORMED into a diamond        …only after immense pressure is applied.   A hunk of steel is FORMED and FASHIONED into a sword        … FORGED with intense heat.   Gold and Silver are REFINED BY FIRE … bringing all the impurities to the surface to be removed.   God made David a king… not by giving him a crown…        …by giving him Goliath.   “But now, thus says the LORD, who CREATED you, O Jacob, And He who FORMED you, O Israel: ‘Fear not… …You are Mine. When you pass through the waters… …they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned…’” (Isa43:1-3NKJV)   Yes, you are CREATED as a Son of God. But often, as Jacob (supplanter, deceiver) we continue working to get the promises of God - our inheritance - by TRYING to make it happen. God is FORMING us into Israel (prince of God) where we BECOME...