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“....If thou be the Son of God...."”
Matthew 27:40

Remember in yesterday's message in the gospel of Matthew when Jesus was nailed to the cross there were those who passed by shouting and mocking Him questioning whether He was the Son of God.

“And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross. Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said, He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God. The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.” Matthew 27:39-44

Remember in yesterday's message if this was some of us passing by Jesus, you probably would have said some of the same things maybe even worse. Something like, “The bible says cursed is he who hangs on the tree. Look at Him going around and acting like He was God's Son, now tell me why they put him on that tree. Girl, I heard he was a wino and he always hung out with the wrong crowd Luke 7:34. I don't even believe he healed any of those people. Remember that man's son who was a lunatic and He said He cast out a devil, child I believe Jesus knocked that man down, talking about He was slain in the spirit .Luke 9:38-39; Luke 9:42 Those people had already seen doctors like that woman with the issue of blood Luke 8:43. Girl, didn't he heal you? Well, now that I see him on that tree I believe he lied about that. God healed me not Him! John 10:30 Ain't no way God would let nobody do that to his Son. Girl, his fellow thieves on those other trees have even turned against Him. Didn't they say he once hung out with them too?”

Remember Jesus hung on the cross and everything about Him looked like a criminal but He was actually the Messiah, Our Lord and Savior! The person that may look like a criminal, gay, whoremonger, liar, gossipper, etc. may be God's child who Jesus hung on the cross for and took his/her place. For we may not know if or when they have or will receive Jesus as their Lord and Savior John 10:16. We may not realize that they may be saved and experiencing the battle with the spirit and the flesh. Romans 7:18-20 No longer identified by what you can see but identified by what God see, a blood bought child of the King!!! Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block or an occasion to fall in his brother's way. Romans 14:13

So remember let us follow Christ example for He came not to judge but to save. John 12:46-47

God says, "________________ (insert your name) stop questioning who is my child because of what you see on the outside but instead coninue to pray that my child return to me or receive my Son as his/her Lord and Savior.

(Remember whether you realize it or not someone prayed for you. Not simply your father, or your mother, or even the preacher but most of all Jesus prayed John 17:20-21 and because of it you are now God's child!)

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