“The Closest To Jesus’ Heart” – Luke 24:47-48
“The Closest To Jesus’ Heart”
“And that repentance and remission of sins should be
preached in his name among all nations, beginning at
Jerusalem. And ye are witnesses of these things.’
Luke 24:47-48
If you and I could sit down and talk for ten minutes, when
the ten minutes were over, what would be my opinion as to
what was closest to your heart? When the time was up and you
went away, I wonder what you would say was closest to my
heart? Jesus left us with no doubt about what was closest to
His heart.
The apostolic, evangelistic, soul-winning church of
Jerusalem did not preach a program but they preached a
Person! They did not deal in abstract theories or philosophies,
but they lifted up and magnified a real and living Saviour.
They did not deal with technicalities while their generation
rushed headlong into Hell; they majored on the message of life
as found in the Son of God. They did not preach to please
everybody and offend nobody; they preached with the power
and demonstration of the Holy Spirit and brought conviction
and fear to the heart of the ungodly. They lifted up Jesus and
magnified Him in all His glorious attributes!
I’m sure you heard the story of the young pastor, well-
educated, refined and eloquent who took a new pulpit and
preached, but no food was found for his listeners. He found a
note on his pulpit one Sunday that read, “Sir, we would see
Jesus!” It angered him at first, then convicted him and
brought him to his knees in prayer … and he was a changed
preacher! “And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon
you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued
with power from on high” (Luke 24:49). – T.M.
Prepared by Roger Fulk, from the “Baptist Bread” January 28, 2024 devotional by author Dr. Tom Malone (Deceased), Pontiac, MI. With permission from Tim Green, editor Baptist Bread.
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