Christ is In Galilee

Matthew 28:10 "Then said jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my Brethen that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me" If you are an ardent reader of newspapers you will know that we live in one of the most fearful times in history. There are threats of moral sanity, terrorism, world war and economical depression. The world is getting darker and darker. But we believers in christ are not of the world though we are in it( john17:14). So we should know what jesus is saying today not what the world is saying right? Well, What is jesus telling his bride today? What's the word for the season? Be not afraid: go tell my Brethen that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me. Jesus is telling us today not to be afraid. He is telling us today to go into Galilee. And when we get there we will see him. I am sure that if you are reading this you want to see God grace, jesus in your business, finances, academics, career, family, community and even the nation right?. Well jesus told us what we must do to see him. That we must go into Galilee. Well where is Galilee? The galilee jesus is telling us today is not in Israel but in us. Galilee is when you come into the end of yourself. When jesus was on earth, there came up a dispute of where he came from after he finished preaching. The people questioned if the christ will come out of Galilee.John 7:41 "Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?" The pharisees who were seen as the doctors of the law stood up and said in john 7:52 "They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet." so they believed nothing Good can come out of Galilee. The people had no confidence that anything Good can come out of Galilee. Let me tell you quickly about some part of the history of Galilee.king Solomon gave king Hiram of Tyre twenty cities in that region (now called with the feminine name גלילה, Galilah), but Hiram didn't like them very much and people called those cities Cabul, meaning "like nothing" (1 Kings 9:11-13). So galilee was called nothing. Galilee is a state you enter when you don't have no confidence in the flesh(self efforts). It's when we have come to the end of ourselves. The world is getting darker and darker. In darkness you will see that light is important. As believers we are to let christ be our shepard. We to no longer trust in our flesh(works) but in christ. Untill we come to the end of ourselves we cannot see jesus. if you are saved by grace then grace will keep you. Not by works but by grace. Paul entered this state in his life; where he cried out and said in Romans 7:18"  For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing..." And he later said in Romans 7:25 " I thank God through Jesus christ our Lord..." so he valued jesus when he came to the end of himself. we need to reach the stage where we depend solely on christ. Where we can boldly say my help comes from the lord not from man. Depend on the lord to protect, feed and direct. Jesus is telling the church today to enter galilee, where we don't have confidence in ourselves but in the lord. Where we no longer boast of our Good deeds but his grace and mercy. And when you enter galilee where you don't depend on yourself you will see christ. As for all you don't need a saviour if you can save yourself. Galilee, The verb גלל (galal I) is all about rolling; it means to roll some object on, upon or away. We need to roll our challenges to God. Christ loves everyone but he is sent to those who are poor of themselves/ empty of themselves(matthew 5:3-9, Isaiah 61:1). Still emphazing on grace, we must come into a state where we say lord I don't depend on my degree to get a job but on your grace. Where your faith is no longer in what you can do but what he can do. Remember you will only see christ in Galilee. #praise the lord