JESUS: MISSION & PURPOSE

 Greetings and Salutations O Ye Followers of Jesus Emmanuel the Christ.

At the time of this writing I am in the middle of Lent...a time of reflection, repentance, renewal and refreshing of my spirit, soul, and body.  In  this R.R.R.R....I keep coming face to face with Jesus and His work on the cross. 

Years ago...when I was a student at Tennessee Temple Bible School...I got in trouble for placing a small poster on my door.  It said..."Jesus Hung Up... For Our Hangups."  I was told that this was not appropriate...but to this day I believe that it was and still is appropriate.  Why?  Because it tells it like it is...we need a Saviour...and He was it.  The GOSPEL...the GOOD NEWS...the D.B.R. is where we must deal with our SINS and FLESH.
 "In the beginning was the WORD and the WORD was with God and the WORD was God. He was in the beginning with God.  All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it." (John 1:1-5)  "And the WORD became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth."

This WORD...this JESUS became FLESH with a purpose.  "...the Son of God (Word/Jesus) appeared (became flesh) for THIS PURPOSE, that He might DESTROY THE WORKS OF THE d-evil (little d)."
(I John 3:8)
When Jesus was ANOINTED by the Father with the Holy Ghost (Matthew 3:13-17)...He was anointed with PURPOSE.  Jesus went to the synagogue and rolled out the scroll of Isaiah and stopped at Isaiah 61 when He found Himself...and unrolled the purpose of His ANOINTING. 

"And the book/scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him.  And He opened the book/scroll and found the place where it was written...THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME BECAUSE HE ANOINTED ME: 

(1) Preach the Gospel to the poor
(2) Proclaim release to the captives
(3) Proclaim recovery of sight to the blind
(4)  To set free those who are downtrodden
(5) To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord.


Hmmmmm....destroy the works of d-evil, preach, proclaim, set free people.  If you read the Gospels (4 accounts of three years of the Word/Jesus...you will see the WILL OF GOD in action.  Every incidence of Jesus healing, delivering, setting people free was destroying the works of the devil. 

"And you know of Jesus of Nazareth...how God ANOINTED HIM with (1) the Holy Spirit (2) and with power...and how He went about (1) doing good (2) healing...ALL WHO WERE OPPRESSED BY THE d-evil...for God was with Him." (Acts 20:38)

"Jesus Christ is the SAME...(1) yesterday (2) today
(3) and forever." (Hebrews 13:8)

Jesus' mission has not been rescinded...changed or modified...just the delivery system has been changed.  Jesus was crucified, died, buried, rose from the dead, seen by many and went back to heaven, sent the Holy Spirit back to continue the mission in human beings.  His ultimate destructive work of the devil was breaking the power of sin and pouring out salvation (healing, safety, deliverance, etc.) and commissioning his believing followers to do the SAME THINGS HE DID...but more. Until He returns.  preach, proclaim, bind/loose, etc. 

FINAL THOUGHTS...FINALLY

Jesus is Lord!

Love and Word Kisses
Rodney "Man On A Mission" Boyd