Why Jesus Came

Mt 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

I am being called to write my thoughts about Jesus and why he came to be known by mankind. I have been neglecting this calling for some time because I felt it to be a futile hope that any one would read any thing that I would write. However the calling does not go away so I will give witness to my observations that I believe to be of Divine Truth. I will not write any thing that isn't already written in the Scriptures as far as thought goes, I may only word it different, or expound on it.

Of course the obvious is to go right to the Gospels and read the testimony of Jesus the Christ Himself. How many times had I heard, read, or discussed what is written in Mat 5:17 Jesus proclaims that He did not come to destroy the law, but to fulfil it. I was sure that the meaning of this was too deep for my comprehension, until one day in church it came to me out of the blue how obvious it was what Jesus had already done to fulfil the law. He had become the sacrificial Lamb of God, the Lamb without blemish, even the Passover Lamb. He came to, once and for all time, reconcile mankind with his Creator and to teach how important reconciliation and forgiveness are for a person to have happiness. It is a pretty simple formula, forgive others, and seek forgiveness. I like to imagine what it would have been like to have been among that group of naive inquisitive men as Jesus The Christ instructed them. Every one of his parables could be used as an example of how to handle every day life. This philosophy of forgiveness is almost everywhere in what Jesus taught from the Lords Prayer on.

The Lords prayer could be an outline for some pretty extensive thought all by it self. Jesus tells us in scripture that he is sent by the Father, that He is in the Father, and that the Father is in Him, (John 10:38) and then elsewhere He shares with us how to converse with the Heavenly Father. He began by referring to God as our Father, and to His being in Heaven, He then showed reverence for even uttering His name.

"Our Father Which art in Heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name"

In spite of my realization of how wrong it is to take the Lords name in vain I still do it to this day out of a habit formed while under the influence of my own egotistical pride which is reminiscent of a bridle complete with a cruel bit in my mouth, with reins held by the evil powers which still haunt mankind to this day. It is a fact that mankind's worst enemy is his own pride and ego.

His prayer continues on to be a petition for the coming of The Kingdom of God and for His will to be done on earth.

"Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in Heaven. "

Continued petition for every day security, and then a ten word phrase that encapsulates a key to peace of mind and perhaps the Kingdom of God!

"Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our
debtors."

Then further petition for guidance and protection.

"And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil"

Finally ending in praise and a declaration of the omnipotence of God the Father.

"For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory, for ever. Amen"

It came to me, possibly from the Holy Spirit, one day of how much of a feeling of peace and of being refreshed I receive from watching a hot and tired animal take deep drinks of cool clean water, or watching a horse or cow eagerly graze in a plush pasture. I think that this is why Jesus referred more than once to the thirst satisfying living water of truth. ( John 7:37-38 ) among others, and when he asked Peter to feed his lambs or feed his sheep. ( John 21:15-16 ) Mortal man can understand these needs and fulfillment's of daily life. This message of how to find our place in God's world is not that complicated, we just have to persevere in our search.. Mt 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.