28.12.2018
Joh 15:10 If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love”.
There are many in this world who say, “I love Jesus”. But when temptations, persecutions come they are not able to “remain”. In order to “remain” in His love, Jesus puts forth a condition.
“Keep my commandments”.
Here Jesus distinguishes between
My (Jesus) commandments &
Father’s commandments.
Jesus claims to have fulfilled His Father’s commandments. Did He mean only the 10 commandments?
Of course, no. Apart from the written 10, every day He received commands from His Father while “being with Him” early in the morning. For eg.
1. Direction where to go straight after baptism (to the desert)
2. Intuition to go to Gethsemane straight after the last supper
3. The time & day to go to Simon the leper’s house to meet a sinner woman.
These are not in the 10 commandments. But He received them on daily basis.
These daily commands should be received directly. It cannot come through a mediator. (Priest, prophet, bishop, counsellor or pastor)
In the year 2015, the Lord gave us a command & a message to be shared with the Churches. It was a time bound one to be finished in 5 months. We started running with that. Starting from Kerala, went up to Kashmir. On 27th of the fifth month, I was in Haryana. 3 more days, 3 States were left out. One was Punjab. I shared my anxiety in the group. One leader of the Church came to help me “Can I arrange a meeting in Punjab”? He asked.
“Yes please. If it is within 3 days” I said.
He could do it only on July 1st, the 4th day.
“24 hours delay won’t matter. After all the Lord will honor our running!” I consoled myself!
We reached Ludhiana. The Punjabi pastor had arranged everything perfectly! The hall for meeting & our stay, a big shamiana panthal on the terrace of for serving food etc. The hall could accommodate about 150 people. We were ready to start at 10.00 am as usual. But till 12.30 pm nobody turned up. Only a few children came. Pastor was very upset. After the lunch, we decided to start with the children & 2, 3 grown-ups. When I started sharing the message around 2.30 pm, I sensitized some problem with my Punjabi translator. Each word had to be repeated 2,3 times. Later I came to know he was partially deaf! Can you imagine the ridiculous situation I was put to! At 5.00 pm we had to close without completing even 1/4 of the task. Disheartened, we, asked the Lord, “Why did you forsake us Lord? In our 20 yrs experience, it never happened before.”
Holy spirit spoke through the sister who was with me. “The 24 hrs delay, which we took for granted, was unsanctioned. We should have asked permission for that”.
We acknowledged our folly then & there, asked forgiveness from Jesus, for the time loss, unnecessary stress & anxiety caused on every side & for the wastage of resources! We saw a miracle instantly! 5 gentlemen walked into the Church one after the other, met the pastor who was very upset! They came to apologize for their absence & for not keeping up their promise to send 25-30 members each for the meeting! All were valid reasons! After acknowledging our mistake, the Church leaders joined with us in asking pardon from the Lord.
We learned a lesson that day! The heavenly commands fulfilled with heavenly speed will be backed by heavenly resources!
How promptly & accurately Jesus fulfilled the commands He received from His Father all the 1095 days He lived on the earth! There was no delay, no deviation, no miscalculation & nothing was taken for granted. The heavenly designed plan for Jesus, in every minute detail, was received, accepted, accomplished perfectly! He could say, “It’s Finished” on the cross!
Psa 90:12 “So teach us to count our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom”.
1Ch 12:32. Of the children of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, ……and all their brothers were at their command.
May the Lord grant us wisdom that the orders & commands of heaven for
Our political Leaders
Church leaders
Parents
Children
Youngsters
Institutional heads
Family
Colleagues
should be
Received promptly
Accepted willfully &
Accomplished meticulously!
This is the reason why we are sent to this earth!
Sr. Angelica