GOD'S AUTHORITY!
Mark 1:22, And they were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes…
Jesus was not the first person to teach the Scriptures to a group of disciples…The people of Jesus’ day had heard other teachers of the Scriptures…What set Jesus apart was that He taught with GOD’S authority…To many of the scribes, the Scriptures were meaningless, dry collections of theological guesswork, but Jesus taught them as the living words of God…
This is what we need to trust in today…In these hard times of troubles, loss and heartaches, we need to hear the Scriptures and believe them as the living words of God…Why? Because that is just what they are…These Holy Scriptures have been given to us from the breath of God…We need to treat them as such…
John the Baptist claimed that a man could only receive that which had been given to him by God…(John 3:27, John answered and said, “A man can receive nothing, except it be Given him from heaven…”)
When the religious leaders searched the Scriptures, they came away empty-handed…When Jesus read the same Scriptures, the Father gave Him a full measure of His wisdom and His authority…God has given to each of us, His Holy Words of wisdom in the Scriptures…
There is a radical difference between practicing religion and sharing a word directly from the Lord…There is a significant difference between worldly reasoning and guidance that comes straight from the living word of God…
Is it possible to teach a word from the Bible and not from God? Yes! The Scribes and Pharisees did this regularly and left their listeners spiritually destitute…Is it possible to counsel someone with advice that seems appropriate and reasonable and yet is contrary to God’s Word? Yes!
Whenever you teach, counsel, or share a word of encouragement, be very careful that the words you share are indeed from the Lord and are not just your own thinking…otherwise, you could become a false prophet (Deut. 18:20-22)…
God promises to stand by every word He has ever spoken (Isa. 55:10-11, For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return there without watering the earth, and making it bear and sprout, and furnishing seed to the sower and bread to the eater…So shall My Word be which goes forth from My mouth…it shall not return to Me empty, Without accomplishing what I desire, and with succeeding in the matter for which I sent it)…
When you share a word that has come from God, you can do so with complete confidence…and complete authority…
Now someone might ask how can I get a word from the Lord…? Well, God has given us His Word, (the written Word), and He has also given us His word of honor…
God tells us in 2nd Timothy 3:16, All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness…
The LORD God has a word of instruction for you in His Holy Word…but first you have to open it up, and then listen to whatever it is that the word is saying to you…If you get someplace quiet, and just be still and listen…He will have a word for you, and they will be words of wisdom, that come flowing forward with authority…
Have you been reading the Word of God? I know that in this world that is moving so fast, it is sometimes hard, but, God will help us all find time for Him in His word, if we just slow down a little and listen to that still small voice…
His voice cries out to us from the pages of His Word, The Holy Bible…
Please just take a moment and listen, because I know He has something He wants to say, something special, just for you…
May you be blessed by the reading of His Word…To God be the Glory…
Robert N. Graves.Sr.Fisherman for Christ…
Jesus was not the first person to teach the Scriptures to a group of disciples…The people of Jesus’ day had heard other teachers of the Scriptures…What set Jesus apart was that He taught with GOD’S authority…To many of the scribes, the Scriptures were meaningless, dry collections of theological guesswork, but Jesus taught them as the living words of God…
This is what we need to trust in today…In these hard times of troubles, loss and heartaches, we need to hear the Scriptures and believe them as the living words of God…Why? Because that is just what they are…These Holy Scriptures have been given to us from the breath of God…We need to treat them as such…
John the Baptist claimed that a man could only receive that which had been given to him by God…(John 3:27, John answered and said, “A man can receive nothing, except it be Given him from heaven…”)
When the religious leaders searched the Scriptures, they came away empty-handed…When Jesus read the same Scriptures, the Father gave Him a full measure of His wisdom and His authority…God has given to each of us, His Holy Words of wisdom in the Scriptures…
There is a radical difference between practicing religion and sharing a word directly from the Lord…There is a significant difference between worldly reasoning and guidance that comes straight from the living word of God…
Is it possible to teach a word from the Bible and not from God? Yes! The Scribes and Pharisees did this regularly and left their listeners spiritually destitute…Is it possible to counsel someone with advice that seems appropriate and reasonable and yet is contrary to God’s Word? Yes!
Whenever you teach, counsel, or share a word of encouragement, be very careful that the words you share are indeed from the Lord and are not just your own thinking…otherwise, you could become a false prophet (Deut. 18:20-22)…
God promises to stand by every word He has ever spoken (Isa. 55:10-11, For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return there without watering the earth, and making it bear and sprout, and furnishing seed to the sower and bread to the eater…So shall My Word be which goes forth from My mouth…it shall not return to Me empty, Without accomplishing what I desire, and with succeeding in the matter for which I sent it)…
When you share a word that has come from God, you can do so with complete confidence…and complete authority…
Now someone might ask how can I get a word from the Lord…? Well, God has given us His Word, (the written Word), and He has also given us His word of honor…
God tells us in 2nd Timothy 3:16, All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness…
The LORD God has a word of instruction for you in His Holy Word…but first you have to open it up, and then listen to whatever it is that the word is saying to you…If you get someplace quiet, and just be still and listen…He will have a word for you, and they will be words of wisdom, that come flowing forward with authority…
Have you been reading the Word of God? I know that in this world that is moving so fast, it is sometimes hard, but, God will help us all find time for Him in His word, if we just slow down a little and listen to that still small voice…
His voice cries out to us from the pages of His Word, The Holy Bible…
Please just take a moment and listen, because I know He has something He wants to say, something special, just for you…
May you be blessed by the reading of His Word…To God be the Glory…
Robert N. Graves.Sr.Fisherman for Christ…
posted by Fisherman For Christ at 1/30/2009 11:59:00 PM
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