Confessing Jesus as Lord luke 12

Confessing Jesus as Lord

open bible to luke 12 vs 8-12

joke---bathroom scale

bold and honest man

Are you bold and honest when it comes to proclaiming your allegiance to Christ?

Why is it so important to confess that Jesus is Lord?

Cant we just believe it and keep it to ourselves.

well no…no we cant

It reminds me of when people get offended that

you are sharing Jesus publicly

they tell you to keep that to yourself

and then proudly exclaim in a defensive way,,,

Im a christian too

Well Jesus says that christians are meant to praise His name publicly

and we will get that insentive with His preaching from todays scripture

Jesus is speaking to His disciples in Luke ch 12

we pick up in

Luke 12:8 NKJV

“Also I say to you, whoever confesses Me before men, him the Son of Man also will confess before the angels of God.

Here we have a simple and yet powerful

statement.

Whoever will confess me

This is talking about someone who will admit openly that Jesus is their messiah

To confess Jesus means that you unapologetically are proclaiming

Jesus Christ and

everything His preaching stood for

This was especially dificult for many of His followers early on

who would be ostresized from their families

and face heavy persecution

even today you may face a certain level of persecution

to confess Jesus as your Lord and Savior

but

When you confess to other people

that you are following Jesus

God is pleased

He promises that He will confess you

as His righteousness

before the angels in heaven

This is like saying if you have Jesus back on earth

He will have your back in heaven

Luke 12:9 NKJV

But he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

your other option is to deny Jesus before the people on earth.

if this is you,

you can expect to be denied by Jesus in heaven.

Q. Now why would you deny

to confess Jesus before other people?

it stems from fear and embarrasment

Dont be embarrassed to confess Jesus

at the end of the day

your relationship with Jesus

is the most important thing in your life

Were not talking about your mom

embarrising you when you were a teenager

or your dad

embarrising you at the resteraunt

Were talking about The one who went to the cross and died in your place

the one who has taken your sin from off your back

He is the one you owe your life to

and the only reason you will not pay the penalty for your sin

You know in your heart how much you love Him

so why is it so hard to stand up for Him publicly before others?

It is because we care too much about what people think.

we can become afraid of the judgment of man

you might say

I cant talk about Jesus

they will stop being my friend

or the conversation will be super akward

you know what will be a more akward conversation

for that person?

the conversation he has at the judgment seat of Christ.

its not good enough to say you believe in your heart

that faith must lead to a proclemation of Jesus Christ to others

Romans 10:9–10 NKJV

that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

the heart brings forth the faith that leads to salvation

but if it is not followed up with the public confession

then you need to check your heart..

It doesnt matter what anyone else thinks about God.

the question you need to ask yourself is

Q. What do you think about God.

you cant put your faith under a rock

it doesnt work that way…

think of it like dancing

if your always afraid of what people will think of you

your never going to dance

if your always afraid of what people will think about your faith

you will never confess His name

Jesus continues

Luke 12:10 NKJV

“And anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but to him who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven.

Here Jesus says that if you speak out against Him

you can be forgiven for it

but if you blaspheme against the holy spirit

it will not be forgiven

welcome to one of the most misunderstood verses in the bible

to blaspheme means to slander or revile

this means that a person speaks disparagingly or wickedly against someone

Here that someone is the holy spirit...

Jesus is making the point that words spoken hastily against Him

can be forgiven

we see peter denied Christ 3 times and was restored

you may loose your loved one and proclaim anger or depariging things against God

although it is not wise it can be forgiven

the “unforgivable sin”

against the holy spirit is not one specific sin

its not like

well you screwed up

you did it

there is no hope for you

blaspheming against the holy spirit means

that you deny the holy spirits work and testimony of Jesus Christ as Lord

those who blaspheme the holy spirit

are denying His message

of forgivness through the gospel

there is no forgivness for those who deny and blaspheme His work

Therefore we honor the Holy Spirit when we confess Jesus as Lord

Luke 12:11–12 NKJV

“Now when they bring you to the synagogues and magistrates and authorities, do not worry about how or what you should answer, or what you should say. For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.”

Jesus is anticipating

that if His disciples are to confess Jesus and His gospel

that they would face persecution

and end up in front of the religious court system

He is not saying if

He is saying when

And I am telling you that if it hasnt happened yet,

somebody will try to put you on trial for your faith...

it may not be a literal trial

but as christians we are often

attacked for our beliefs

We get asked multiple backended questions that

will try to paint us as evil people

Jesus says that when your put on trial

dont worry about how or what you should answer..

Why Not?

Because the Holy Spirit will teach you at that moment what to say.

This is an amazing truth that should help us to confess Jesus no matter what.

What is the leading cause for people\

not sharing the good news of Jesus?

It is because we are uncertain of what we will say

Trust God for the words you need to confess Jesus

I remember when my uncle put me on trial

He was so appauld I was a christian

and He did whatever he could to make me seem like a mean lunatic

He attacked me as a gay Basher, a fairy tale lover, a science neglector

He asked me questions that I simply didnt have the answers to

But you know what

I had peace

I continued to show love and grace

and I defended my faith as best I could and told Him I would get the answers to his questions.

Do you know that I went back to Him with my answers to his questions

and when He realized I knew what I was talking about

He moved on to the next rediculous claim

I know that the Holy spirit was with me during this interaction

He was giving me what was needed to confess my savior

I did not need to be afraid

and neither do you.

you may be able to

talk all day about cars or sports

but freeze up when talking about God

dont run away from

being engaged about Jesus

but press into it

If you are worried that you do not know enough

then dedicate yourself to learning

and then trust that The holy spirit is working in you.

for part of His work is to confess Jesus to the world through you

John 16:13–14 NKJV

However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.

The Holy spirit is at work

And He is glorifying Jesus

by guiding us in all truth

therefore we ought not be embarrassed to confess Jesus as Lord

and we must trust Him for the words we need to do just that

Will you go out today and confess with your mouth

who your Lord and savior is

and what He has done for you

MAybe you do not know Him as Lord

today can be your day to confess Him for the very first time