The Press against Jesus

Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press. (Luke 8:19)

Do you realize that the press has not stopped blocking people from getting to and seeing Jesus? And the same happened to Zacchaeus until he decided on being creative.

And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press. (Luke 19: 3)

Incidentally it is worse now than then. Then the press was composed of people also seeking to get near Jesus. Today it operates to block people from the Jesus they have rejected, more like the lawyers of His day.

Do you realize that any time you read or watch about a preacher it will be about one who drives people farthest from Jesus? The press only shows us the conman, the immoral, the imposter, the crude; in short the one least likely to bring a seeker to Jesus.

And the Christian press is not much different. They are selling plots and kerchiefs and trips and holidays; books and CDs. Plus of course promoting their own superstar instead of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. They only expose those who can afford whether they have the right message or not instead of looking for those who have the message of the cross.

Why am I using an unreasonable parallel? You may be wondering.

The press has people pressing at whatever it is pressing about. People follow the press without second thought. Very few question the motive, or especially the neutrality of the press. Most will swallow whatever they are fed on without question.

Thus, if a newspaper wrote my story, even my friends will believe it without seeking clarification from me, even on things their better judgment could be clearly be suspecting, sometimes even knowing are false.

An allegation by the media is treated as true.

Will we allow the press to continue blocking people from seeing Jesus?

(I have intentionally decided to make this message as most of the preachers today who will pick whatever they find on a text and use it to say whatever it is they want to say. Sadly, they may not care to align their message with the clear teaching of scripture)