The Father's Menu
Apostle Dr. Richard Udoh
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
WE HAVE A DEFENDER IN CHRIST
…I am writing this to you so that you may not sin; but if any one does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and he is the expiation for our sins…but also for the sins of the whole world.
I John 2:1-2
Main Text:
The story was told of a young boy who was being threatened by a vicious-looking adult. Because he was scared, he shouted and ran towards home. Hearing his voice, his father emerged from the house. Once he sighted his father, he became emboldened and dare the man to move nearer, so certain of his father’s readiness to defend him in case things might want go wrong.
Think about it: Jesus defends us. It is far better than having a senior advocate lawyer who has never lost a case defend us in court. Our Lord and Savior who suffered and died for us, speaks to God on our behalf. It is almost too much to comprehend-what a mystery! God sent His own Son away from His presence, to our sinful planet to suffer all kinds of injustice and to die for us. Jesus arose from the dead and sits at the right hand of God, where He continues to work on our behalf by speaking to God, His Father, about us.
Believers in Christ Jesus, however, have nothing to fear. Even today, as people persecute us, the Bible enjoins us not to fear. God Himself assures us in Isaiah 43, “fear not; for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. When thou passes through the waters, I will be with thee and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee…”
God is the Great Defender of all who trust in Him. The foremost thing He requires from everyone is a total life of holiness and absolute dependence on Him, for we cannot continue in sin and hope that the grace of God will abound in our lives. Once our lives are right with Him, our cause becomes His.
Prayer: The Lord shall fight for you and ye shall hold your peace.
Further Reading: Isaiah 30:27-33
Read through the Bible: II Chronicles 29 & Mark 4
