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Have You Done as Mary Did?
She Wishes You Would
by Pastor John Hamel
“And the third day
there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was
there: And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the
marriage. And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. His mother saith unto the servants, WHATSOEVER HE SAITH UNTO YOU, DO IT. … Jesus saith unto them, Fill the water pots with water. … the water…was made wine… .” (John
2:1-9)
I was raised in the
Catholic Church; therefore, I am qualified to make the following
statement. Just because you are a Catholic doesn’t always mean that
you’re a Christian. This is a statement that upsets some good
Catholic people. I know. But if you’ll stay with me for a
minute I’ll explain, and you’ll see that you actually agree with me.
If you truly are a good Catholic, that is.
Here at the Wedding
Feast of Cana there was a sudden beverage shortage. Having raised
Him, Mary knew that Jesus was fully capable of remedying the situation supernaturally. So she confronted Jesus about the
host’s need. He made a comment that I won’t elaborate on here and
then Mary turned to the servants and said something very interesting.
She said, “WHATSOEVER
He saith unto you, DO IT.”
This statement of
Mary’s is interesting in that it is the absolute last thing spoken by her
in Scripture. From this point on she is silent. In my
estimation these are the most powerful words ever spoken by the Blessed
Mother of our Lord Jesus.
“WHATSOEVER HE
SAITH UNTO YOU, DO IT.”
She meant it,
too! She came to realize that when her little “God-Child become God-Man” said something, it was Gospel –
literally. After living with God in the flesh for over thirty
years, she came to realize one thing above all. When Jesus said to do
something, it was always profitable to obey Him –
Mother or no Mother.
Keeping this
thought in mind, let’s move on to something Mary would have heard Jesus
teach continually. I’ll use Jesus’ very words from Holy
Scripture.
“Jesus answered and
said unto him [a Rabbi friend], Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a
man be BORN AGAIN, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” (John 3:3)
Now, I’ll explain
what Jesus meant by “Born Again.” The first time you
were born, you entered into this physical world through the person of your
Mother. The second time you are born, or “Born Again,” you enter into
God’s Spiritual Kingdom through acceptance
of the Person of Jesus Christ. This is so simple a child can
understand it.
Would you like to
guess who else fully understood the concept of being “Born Again” and
obeyed it? That’s right, Mary, the Blessed Mother of our Lord.
You can be sure Mary was “Born Again” because her last recorded words were “WHATSOEVER
HE SAITH UNTO YOU, DO IT.”
The only way to
become a Christian is to obey the Blessed Mother’s command to obey the
Blessed Son. You must say as Mary said one day, “Jesus, I choose You as my Lord and Savior.” This
birthed her into the Spiritual Kingdom and it will do the
same for you. (Romans 10:13)
Some Catholics are
trusting in Catholic teaching to save them. That’s what I was once
guilty of doing, too. Not the Blessed Mother of Jesus, though.
She trusted in Jesus’ instruction to be “Born Again.”
Some Catholics are
trusting in the Blessed Mother to save them. Mary didn’t look to
herself for Salvation. She looked to Jesus. She knew that it
wasn’t her blood being shed for the remission of
sins. She stood at the foot of the Cross and watched Jesus shed His
Blood for the sins of the world. Mary accepted Jesus’ sacrifice
for her sins, have you?
Now you know what I
meant by “Being a Catholic doesn’t always mean you’re a Christian.”
To be a Christian, you must be “Born Again” like Mary was. Are
you?
Millions of
Catholics are Born Again, just like me and just like Mary. As matter
of fact, the only Catholics you’ll find in Heaven are the
Born Again Catholics. You simply cannot see the Kingdom of God unless you’re Born
Again.
Now, I didn’t say
the above, Mary and Jesus did. I’m going with what they said.
Mary said to do whatever Jesus said. Jesus said, “You must be Born
Again.” It takes one stubborn, disobedient Catholic to
disobey both Mary and Jesus.
As a matter of fact, it takes a rebellious Catholic to disobey both Mary
and Jesus.
Just say, “Jesus, I
believe the words of Your Blessed Mother. I choose You as my Lord and
Savior, just like Mary did.”
It’s just that
simple. The Bible says, “If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is
Lord, you will be saved from the penalty and the punishment of your sin.”
(Romans 10:9,10)
The Bible also says
that there’s no other name under Heaven by which a man or a woman can be
saved apart from Jesus’ Name.
(Acts 4:12) That would
include Mary’s name.
I’m an obedient
Catholic. Therefore, I’m going with
Mary all the way. I’m Born Again because she told me to do whatever
Jesus said to do.
How about you? Have you accepted Jesus command to be
Born Again? Average people,
prestigious people, Presidents, Priests and Popes, we’ll all fare better
listening to Mary on this one.
She wishes you
would.
Be Blessed ... John
and Barbara Hamel
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