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When Judas betrayed Jesus, he was given 30 pieces of silver. He then returned his bounty and the Pharisees used that money to purchase a potter’s field to bury strangers in. This unique event was actually prophesied hundreds of years before by Zechariah. Therefore, the blood of Jesus purchased a field full of broken vessels, just like me and you. Christ has redeemed his own potter’s field of broken vessels by his blood on the cross.

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We need to rejoice in each day the Lord has graciously given us. However, our primary means of joy should be in the day of Jesus Christ when he was rejected for our sakes. Despite being despised and rejected by the Jews, Christ still was exalted to become the head cornerstone of his church and saved his people from our sins. The day of Jesus Christ and his salvation from our sins should be the primary means of our joy to rejoice in each day the Lord has given unto us.

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It’s an unfortunate reality that the church has become lukewarm and cold. This has occurred because we have removed ourselves from close fellowship with Jesus Christ, our Consuming Fire. Just as on the Day of Pentecost, we need to pray for God to “immerse” and fully fill us up with the Holy Ghost and with fire. Fire will purge away the dross of unprofitable discipleship in our lives. Let us pray that the church will be baptized with fire by the Holy Ghost.

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As we conclude the book of Philemon, we see the beautiful doctrine of “reconciliation” displayed in these 3 main characters. This points us towards Jesus Christ who performed the work of reconciliation and brought us back into peace with God our Father. Now, preachers like Paul have been called to declare unto us the word of reconciliation, the gospel that Jesus has already saved us. Then, the final admonition is that we “get reconciled to God.” We don’t get reconciled to God to gain eternal life, but we reconcile in our own minds the reality of salvation we already have by grace alone through Jesus Christ.

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In the aftermath of Jesus’ birth, during their first trip to the temple for an offering, we see an amazing account of Simeon taking up the child, Jesus Christ. Simeon was told by the Holy Spirit he would see the Christ before he died. Then, he was so in tune with the Holy Ghost, that he was led by the Spirit directly to Jesus in the temple. Also, Anna the prophetess, by the direction of the Holy Spirit arrived at that location in that instant to also see the redemption of Israel. Let us follow the direction and guidance of the Holy Spirit in our lives to have communion with the Son of God in the temple of our bodies.

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