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In The Garden Daily Devotional
Series: A Walk Through Matthew (Mathew 7)
"Jesus The Teacher" - Pt 1
Pastor Wayne Clabaugh
Scripture Reading: Matthew 7
Scripture Text:"For he taught them as one
having authority, and not as the scribes."
Matthew 7:29 (KJV)
When is a teacher a teacher? A teacher is one
who is not a dissembler (to give a false or
misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or
real nature of), a teacher is someone who
convinces by the experience of first-hand
knowledge.
What if the "literal and HOLY God"
would step
out of the Heaven's each day and teach you from
the first hand knowledge of the faults of
others? I mean, He is the one we pray to on a
daily basis (hopefully), telling Him of our sin
and sorrow for committing it. So, what if He would
take the thousands of years of His experience as
God and step out of the clouds and teach us how
to live - would it make a difference?
Well first of all, that's just what He did in
Jesus. Did it make a difference? To some... BUT
WHY NOT TO EVERYONE? Because He is a "PERSONAL
GOD". He "could" force you to love for
Him or die
the moment you stepped out of line... but He
wanted you to love Him and live for Him because
you want to - and He wanted so much for you to
know that... He wrote it in the Blood of His Only
Begotten Son saying,
"Whosoever believeth in Him, shall not perish,
but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)
In the days of Jesus and before, when man taught
about God or whatever Eastern religion they
expounded upon, they taught what "other men"
had believed or said. When Jesus came, He, being
God, stepped out of the clouds of Heaven and
spoke as a "God-man" who knew the temptations of
man and the follies of man. He truly was a LIGHT
in a darkened world!
He spoke of Grace and
Mercy, but He also spoke of the "acute awareness"
of consequence. Scientists and mathematicians
have been working off of that principle for
years - which is, "If you apply a
particular dynamic,
then the following response will occur".
This didn't take away from the Blood or the
Promise of the saving Power of His Name, it was
the explanation of why He came and He had a very
short time to teach us not just how to live, but
how to love and how to walk!
This chapter (Matthew 7), begins the Teachings of
Jesus in such a way that He makes tangible, down-to-earth
applications on how man gets past the darkness
of inbred sin to the simple precept of John 8:12
where Jesus said,
"I am the light of the world: he that followeth
me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have
the light of life."
Get ready... tomorrow we will begin to outline
some simple truths about Jesus the Teacher, and
why He came. It will change your Life!
Let's pray.
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy
name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in
earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our
daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we
forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us
from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the
power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. Mat 6:
9-13 (KJV)
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