The True Messiah

By

The Twelve Apostles

The True Messiah

A lawyer came and asked,

“What does Messiah mean?

And who has right to make Messiah of a man?”

And Jesus said, “Messiah is one sent from God to seek and save the lost. Messiahs are not made by men. In the first of every age Messiah comes to light the way; to heal up broken hearts; to set the prisoners free. Messiah and the Christ are one. Because a man claims to be Christ is not a sign that he is Christ.

“A man may cause the streams to flow from flinty rocks; may bring storms at will; may stay tempestuous winds; may heal the sick and raise the dead, and not be sent from God. All nature is subservient to the will of man, and evil man, as well as good, have all the powers of mind, and may control the elements.

“The head gives not the proof of true Messiahship, for man by means of intellect, can never know of God, nor bring himself to walk in light. Messiah lives not in the head, but in the heart, the seat of mercy and of love.
Messiah never works for selfish gains; He stands above the carnal self; His words and deeds are for the universal good. Messiah never tries to be a king, to wear a crown and sit upon an earthly throne. The king is worldly, of the world; Messiah is the man from heaven.”

And then the lawyer asked, “Why do you pose as king?”
And Jesus said, “No man has ever heard me say that I am an worldly king. I could not sit in Caesar's place and be the Christ. Give unto Caesar what belongs to Caesar; and unto God the treasures of your heart.”