Following-up on ‘And Jesus Stood Still’, it is so very important for each person to dig into the Word of God himself, and humbly ask the Lord to reveal the truth of his Word. There are so many voices today, so many places to hear and read commentary… but without the true revelation of God’s word, a person can easily be led astray.
In Matthew 24, Jesus said, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many, and, And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
In Mark 13, Jesus pretty much repeats the same thing… as is also repeated again in Luke 21.
Matthew 27 records a very telling event at the end of Jesus’ time on this earth. When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
The devil is doing that same thing in these times – trying to bind, and kill, the Word – and is using whoever he can to do it… including today’s ‘church leaders’!
Mark 7 records an interaction between Jesus and some of the day’s ‘Bible scholars’…
7: Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
9: Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
13: …Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition…
John 1 says, He (Jesus) came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.
I want to see that power operating in my life, to continue to change, to daily feel the Lord drawing me closer to him.
Ephesians 4 talks about God giving a ‘ministry gift’ to the church… and I do receive that gift. But I also recognize the warnings Jesus left us with – to be careful with what we hear. And the best way to be careful… dig in, and read it for yourself!
Read it for yourself. 