The Only Commandment That was Given by Jesus

The bible, which is the word of Jehovah God, the God of the Christian religion, the religion of which I am associate and the God in whom I believe and serve; speak of the father: Jehovah, the son; Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. The three of whom, make up the God Head. Although they are separate and distinct, they are one in wisdom, intelligence, power and purpose. Although they have different roles they always work in unity to accomplish the same objectives.

The Triune God was involved in the creation of the universe and all that is in it. They were also involved in the creation of the earth and all of the creatures. This is evident in the records as it is writing in Genesis 1: 26, Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

There are two things implied here:

• that the voice that was speaking was the voice of the Father: Jehovah.

• I got the impression that he was speaking to the Holy Spirit and his Son Jesus Christ.

For he said LET US. So by this we can conclude that the Earth and all that is in it was created by the Triune God: Jehovah, Jesus and the Holy Spirit.

After man sinned against Jehovah, he forfeited the privilege of communicating with his creator face to face; but this did not stop Jehovah from loving us. As a matter of fact; the plan of salvation was already in place to aid man's redemption; however, Jehovah could have no longer commune with the first couple as he use to, less they be consumed by his righteousness, his glory and his perfection. Because of his love for the fallen couple, it was his desire to keep in touch with and continue to instruct them. He could not continue to interact with Adam and Adam’s wife: Eve, without his glory consuming the pair. So Jehovah kept in touch with the human race through the Holy Spirit; whose attributes were hid from the eyes of man but not from the other member of the God Head and the heavenly host.

All through the history, beginning with the fall of humankind, the Holy Spirit was always present on the earth, inspiring men, moving Godly men into action, imparting wisdom, causing miracles to happen etc. this is evident in the following examples. We see in numbers 11:1-20, Jehovah took of the spirit from Moses and put it in the newly appointed elders. After John the Baptist had baptised Jesus Christ the Son of God, the Holy Spirit was seen descending upon Jesus like a dove; at Pentecost, the Holy Spirit came onto Jesus' disciples, who were gather in the upper room, HE blessed them with his supernatural power and caused them to perform awesome wonders.

When Moses received the Ten Commandments at Sinai the Ten Commandments were given to Moses by Jehovah. Jesus’ assignment was to become man and suffer for the redemption of the human family, which he so graciously and elegantly did.

From the fore going it will be wise to conclude that each member of the God Head has defined rolls, for the harmonious functioning of the Triune God and his government, which oversees the universe. Unfortunately the only part of Jehovah’s creation that does not benefits from and is not under the control of the harmonious functioning of the Government of the Triune God is Earth and its inhabitants.

With that said let us look at the life of Jesus Christ while he was on earth. Of all the sermons he preached, and all of the confrontation he had, all of the counsel he gave, Jesus was responsible for giving the people he came to save one commandment that Jehovah did not give.

Apart from this one commandment that Jesus give he quote the words of his father as was spoken directly to the people or through the prophets. He was careful not to say anything new with the exception of the one command that is the most ignored command by men.

Mark 16: 15-16, which read: And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

Although this commandment does not seems to have any direct impact on ones salvation, it is important to understand that it has and it is the only Commandment that embodies the two characteristics that the ten commandments possess. The first four Commandment which declares and demonstrates our love for Jehovah and the second six Commandments which demonstrates our love for your fellow human. It is critical that we understand, this command bridges the two main characteristics of the Ten Commandments which is love for God and love for man. Although it is only to be observed until Jesus return, it is as serious a commandment as any of the Ten Commandment

It is clear that we cannot be a part of the redeemed if we do not love our brothers and are incapable of demonstrate such love to our brothers; in other words, if we are incapable of loving our brothers as we love ourself and to love the lord Jehovah with all of our heart and our soul. The level of enthusiasm with which we observe this commandment will determine the level of love we have for our brother but more so, how much we love Jesus. Let look at it this way. If you were walking aimlessly along a road, going about your business and you became a victim; you were confronted by a pack of wolves who has discovered; if they stay in the bushes at the edge of the park and await, unsuspecting little children will wonder away from their parent and or guardians, to where they (wolves) are, giving them the opportunity to pranks on the helpless victims (children) and kill them.

You were a victim of this pack of wolves, you were fortunate enough to have been rescued from the ravenous pack, you have the scars to prove it and the pain of your wounds are still fresh in your mind, won’t you feel a sense of obligation to alert as many people as possible of the danger unattended children are exposed to. Would you only alert those whom you know, only your friends or will you tell every one? Will you do it just while you are there or will you ensure that every potential victim is warned?

It is the same thing with salvation and the command that Jesus gave. There is a danger that the human race is exposed to and it is a serious danger that determines eternity. you were rescued from that life threatening danger and you have the scars to prove it. But daily many people are expose to that same danger and are being battered, bitten and clawed by the wolves (Devil and sin) however there is one who can save them if they are being attacted and prevent the attack of the wolves from becoming fatal. You know the valiant very well, you know how and where to locate this valiant because he rescued you from the pack of wolves when you were the victim and you also know that he is capable of rescuing anyone who needs his help.

You have promised the valiant that you will always warn unsuspecting victims of the danger, however; if they fail to heed your warning, you are still going to let them know there is one who is capable of saving them from the vicious wolves if they ever become a victim and needed to be rescued.

A failure to commit to preventing others form the lurking danger is a sign that you care only for yourself; It is selfish and do not represent the values the children who are going to make up Jehovah’s redeemed children ought to possess.

Love for Jehovah: the bible says; if you love me you will keep my commandments; John 14:15. To preach the Gospel is to speak of the good news of the plan of salvation, of the sacrifice of Jesus for our sins, and the might power, love and rewards he has just for us. It is confessing the wonderful works and love of the Triune God towards us. You cannot honestly do this if you do not love Jehovah; if you do not love your fellow man you cannot honestly get the passion to warn them of the inpending danger that awaits them.

It is also impossible for you to love Jehovah God and not love your own kind for God is love. A very important question is asked. Can you say you love God whom you have never seen and you are unable to love your brother whom you can see?

James 2: 17 says In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. Don’t tell me how strong your faith is show me.

Prayer And The Power of Prayer.

Mark 11: 23-24 states, whosoever shall say to the mountain be thou remove and be thou cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which you say; you shall received. Therefore I say, whatsoever you desire, when you pray, believe that you have them and you will receive them. Words from the mouth of Jesus to the pen of Mark.

What is prayer? Prayer is the means that was ordained by God, for us, his separated people, to communicate with him. Before the fall of man, there was no need for prayer. For Jehovah God came and commune with man twice a day. Man had the privilege of communicating with his creator face to face. After man betrayed his creator’s trust and sinned; the Creator God, in his mercies, wisdom and love choose to preserve man, by withholding his presence from him; rather, than to have the disobedient pair be destroyed by the glory of his presence.

Although man had betrayed and rejected Jehovah, God did not rejected us, he loved us so much that even though we were not worth to speak to our creator, God in his mercies, institute the sacred means where by man can come to him to say thanks, to give praise, to submit our petition, and to asked for help for and from the many problem and troubles we will encounter.

Many people go on their knees and prayer to Jesus not believing that he is able to do all things, at times we pray not believing that God is waiting to satisfy all of our needs, our concerns and our care. When we pray, we must believe that Jehovah is all powerful and that he is able to do abundantly above all that we can ever hope or pray for. We must believe that he has the unhindered ability or power to answer our prayers, to take care of every request, to meet every need, heal every ailment, to cast out every devil, to protect everyone and we must believe that he is willing and able to provide the help that we need to see us through our darkest days.

We must also know, without faith, it is quite impossible to please God; but most of all, we must we know, understand and believe that Mark 11:23-24 which states, whosoever shall say to the mountain be thou remove and be thou cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which you say; you shall received. Therefore I say, whatsoever you desire, when you pray, believe that you have them and you will receive them.

These are the words of the Son of Jehovah, who declare that anything you need when you pray and you believe that you have it, it will be done In Jesus’ name. Have you ever imagine instructing a mountain to go into the see and have that mountain; a fixed, immovable object complying with your words and moving at your command or at your will. whosoever shall say to the mountain be thou remove and be thou cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which you say; you shall have whatever you say. Prayer cannot move mountain, but prayer can move the hands of God who is capable of moving mountains. For when God ordains a matter what he said; there is no devil, or demon, no principalities or power that can prevent it from coming to pass, when God Speak it is done when he command it stand fast. The Great God of this universe has decided to put himself at our disposal, he promised to work on our behalf.

Jesus is hoping that we love and trust him enough, so that his power can be made manifested in our lives. If you are sick or you have a friend, a love one who is desperately ill and want healing in the body we must rely on the promise of Jehovah as is recorded in the book of James 5: 15, which states: “the prayer of faith shall save the sick and the lord shall rise him up.

And when you are distressed over things you do not have control over remember Phil.4: 6-7, Be careful for nothing, but with everything in prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your request be known unto Yah. For Jehovah say I have not given you a spirit of fear but a spirit of strength and power and of a sound mind. We cannot be afraid to make our request be known unto the creator God. Even though Jehovah God knows everything he requires that we make our request known onto him.

What are the burdens that are weighing you down? What are the burdens that are causing you to undergo stress? Always remember, it matters not what your burdens are, whatever are your hearts desires, it matters not what is troubling you today or whatever problem you are experiencing, just remember that King Jesus is in control.

Are your problems, the type of problems that are beyond your control, if you are experiencing problems and your problems seems to be bigger than you are; let your request be known unto Jehovah God. You have to make your request, Just tell it to King Jesus; for the messiah is able to take care of all of your requests.

We must follow the example of Jesus, who pray and asked his father for the will and the strength to do everything. Jesus asked his father for the power to do everything. He prayed and in his prayer he asked his father for the power to cast out devils; before he dealt with legion in the grave yard, Jesus prayed and asked his loving father for resurrecting power before he cause Lazarus and the little maid to be resurrected from the dead, he prayer and he asked for providing power; before he broke the barley loafs and fish before that satisfy the hunger of the multitude that number five thousand plus people; he prayed and asked his father for healing power before he healed the leapers, the lame man, the blind and all manner of sickness. Although Jesus is the son of Jehovah any time he needed supernatural intervention he pray and let father Jehovah know exactly what he wanted.

If Jehovah can deliver the three Hebrew boys out of the fiery furnace and Daniel from the lion’s den; then he can deliver us and ours children out of danger, If Jehovah can fight with David and cause him to defeat the unbeatable Goliath, then he can fight your battles and defeat the giants in your lives also, if he can deliver lot and his family out of Sodom and Gomorra, then he can deliver you out of the trials that are meant to destroy you and your family; If he can feed Jeremiah when there was a famine in the land then he can take care of you in this season of recession. God is our deliverer, he is our provider, he is our healer, he is our protector but most of all, he died to save us from sin, hell and destruction.

Today, everyone of us are facing trouble, or difficulties of some kind, Jehovah in his words said he who come onto me I will in no need cast out. So I am asking you today, at this very day that we must take some time to present and make our request know to our loving father who is waiting to bless.

I will like each of us to spend some time in pray. I want you to think clearly about what is troubling you and for you to tell it to Jehovah God. As the word said make known your request to God. So take these few moments to pray; agonize with your father, let us wrestle with God in the same manner that Jacob wrestle with him until he received the desired blessing.