"Preached With Power"

"I will declare Thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise Thee." (Psalms 22:22) Oh, how I wish I could have seen the faces on all those multitudes of people; thousands and thousands of weary souls that have been waiting for His arrival into Sheol to proclaim what He has done, and how they will soon be joining Him after He is glorified and has taken His seat at the right hand of the Father. We are at the verse where it speaks of Jesus declaring His victory to the multitudes of those who had waited for His coming upon the earth, and those that had looked forward to a place that He would set up as His kingdom forever and ever. People like Abraham, Jacob, king David, and untold millions that had believed upon His coming and look forward to see Him arrive; this may not have been the place that many thought He would show Himself to them, but nonetheless, He arrived in their midst, and He had great news for them all to hear. As we have seen before, the word "name" that is used in this verse is a word that means fame, reputation, glory, and is that which is being declared to those that have been held captive waiting for this day to arrive. If you can imagine the excitement that was experienced in that place as Jesus shows up among them; and the greater excitement still, as He declares what He had just done, and what He was going to do still. I can only imagine that this was the greatest sermon ever delivered, as Jesus proclaims all His power and fame to those who had no doubt whether or not heaven and hell were real!!! Talk about a captive audience, this was surely those who were eager to hear what He had to say. When it comes to what we have to say to them who need hope, this message delivered is one for the books; because that which Jesus declared to them who were waiting was a message of victory and truth like they had never heard or seen before...Seriously, this was a powerful message...