JudahJackie

Jesus said:

John 5:37 And the Father Who sent Me has Himself testified concerning Me. Not one of you has ever given ear to His voice or seen His form (His face--what He is like). [You have always been deaf to His voice and blind to the vision of Him.]
John 5:38 And you have not His word (His thought) living in your hearts, because you do not believe {and} adhere to {and} trust in {and} rely on Him Whom He has sent. [That is why you do not keep His message living in you, because you do not believe in the Messenger Whom He has sent.]
John 5:39 You search {and} investigate {and} pore over the Scriptures diligently, because you suppose {and} trust that you have eternal life through them. And these [very Scriptures] testify about Me!
John 5:40 And still you are not willing [but refuse] to come to Me, so that you might have life.
John 5:41 I receive not glory from men [I crave no human honor, I look for no mortal fame],
John 5:42 But I know you and recognize {and} understand that you have not the love of God in you.
John 5:43 I have come in My Father's name {and} with His power, and you do not receive Me [your hearts are not open to Me, you give Me no welcome]; but if another comes in his own name {and} his own power {and} with no other authority but himself, you will receive him {and} give him your approval.
John 5:44 How is it possible for you to believe [how can you learn to believe], you who [are content to seek and] receive praise {and} honor {and} glory from one another, and yet do not seek the praise {and} honor {and} glory which come from Him Who alone is God?
John 5:45 Put out of your minds the thought {and} do not suppose [as some of you are supposing] that I will accuse you before the Father. There is one who accuses you--it is Moses, the very one on whom you have built your hopes [in whom you trust].
John 5:46 For if you believed {and} relied on Moses, you would believe {and} rely on Me, for he wrote about Me [personally].
John 5:47 But if you do not believe {and} trust his writings, how then will you believe {and} trust My teachings? [How shall you cleave to and rely on My words?]

Who are you? What are you? Do you have a position of importance? Do you have honor among men? How are you received? Are you a respector of persons? Do you debate the word of God and pick and choose which verses or interpret which you should live by? Jesus once said; "who do they say I am?" Some say a prophet, a teacher, and only because they wanted to know how much credibility should he have among our group we already know and trust...which today could be your religious click right? Once after I sang I was praying with people and a religious leader of a group approached me and with eyes wide open she proceeded to ask me; "are you a healer?" Are you a see  er?" Some have introduced me as a charasmatic Christian and I wonder, why can't we just stop trying to label for our own comfort level, those we think have importance, and to who? If you have to say, "as a board member" or as a Pastor's wife before your sentence to someone, there is a definate area "you" need to be working on. If someone does not have the love, the unfeigned unconditional love of Jesus in their heart, the word of God in their spirit-man, they do not call our creator...God, our father, and they are far too full of self and dull to "hear" with kingdom ears. If in this life you want glory, honor, praise and recognition from "people" you are not relying on God and listening to His voice. We are not to be a respector of persons and to show favor to someone among you who is in a wealthy position, or a place of honor in the community, is yeilding to the flesh of wanting acceptance, wanting approval, and wanting to be influenced by this person being among you. One day I heard a young man boasting of how spiritually more mature he was then another young man. Jesus calls over a child and says if you If you want to be great, become "as this child in a trust relationshp",  and you will become  a great servant to all.