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Are you a disciple of Jesus? You are if you follow Jesus! Listen, learn, and with the Spirit’s help put it into practice!
Puzzled about Scripture and what it means for you? Don’t be. Why? Because Jesus is our interpreter of Scripture. “You have heard it said … But I say to you…” Six times in Matthew 5 Jesus clarifies Scripture. Jesus stood on what He said alone. And “The crowds were amazed at His teaching, because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the Law.” Matthew 7:28-29. They were surprised that He wasn’t quoting what anyone said, but was firm in what He said. It’s a safe and good thing to listen to and learn directly from Him.
Puzzled what decisions to make? The Holy Spirit will guide you as you continue in the faith. Be like your elder brother Jesus! In John 5:19 Jesus says, “The Son can do nothing by Himself; He can only do what He sees His Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does.” Jesus repeats this in John 8:28-29, “I do nothing on My own but speak just what the Father has taught Me.”
Most interesting about these two statements is what they don’t say. He didn’t quote chapter and verse of the Old Testament. He didn’t say I do what the Bible says. He said He did what He saw and heard from His Father.
Now, it may be tempting to commit yourself to be in constant relationship with and living daily in the presence of your Master. But you can’t do that! No one can! Try and you will fall from grace and back into works and under the law, feeling condemned and a failure.
Instead, just lean on Jesus! Tell Him that’s what you want to do – to know His will as Paul prayed for the Colossians in 1:9. And to be filled with the power of the Holy Spirit to be led by the Spirit and follow through on what you see and hear. Eph 3:16.
This is not rocket science; it is something better: faith in GOD! It’s new wine going into new wine skins! Mt 9:14.
Imagine, Jesus is inviting us to hang out with Him and become more like Him all day long. Sounds like a perfect way — to COME ALIVE!
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