October 22, 2014
Good friends make it a priority to know about each other. Learning the details of another person’s life is key in knowing and appreciating them. Similarly, those who, through faith, have come to develop a relationship with Jesus will want to know all they can about Him.
"Then beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures.” (Luke 24.27)
I used to believe that all I needed to know about Jesus was to be found in the four gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Since there is considerable overlap of events and teachings, I assumed I could fairly easily remember and master the details of His life (although John 21.25 gave a hint that there was much more: “And there are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they were written in detail, I suppose that even the world itself would not contain the books that would be written.”) But, in considering the astonishing statement made by the resurrected Christ in Luke 24.27, it is obvious that there is massive other information about Him to be found in all the Bible. If Jesus began with Moses, and covered what was taught by ALL the prophets, then that is a huge amount of subject matter! As someone has said, the Bible can be summarized with these three statements: Someone is coming (prophecies about the Messiah), Someone is here (the gospel accounts), and, Someone is coming again (prophecies concerning His Second Coming).
In recent times, I’ve ventured into the realm of being a book author. As any author can verify, if you claim to be my friend, but don’t read what I’ve written, I’m a bit skeptical as to whether you truly are my friend, and are interested in me. Perhaps Jesus might view us the same way. If we claim Him as Savior and Lord, but don’t love Him enough to carefully investigate all that is written about Him, isn’t it reasonable for Him to wonder if we really are His friend? We learn all we can about those we love.
The quest to better love the One who died for us, and actively intercedes for us today, will take us on an extensive journey throughout all the Bible. As we do so, we will be able to truly agree with these words: “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me” (John 5.39). May our love and appreciation of our matchless Savior grow as we find Him in all the pages of the Bible.
Steve
©Steve Taylor, 2014
Be sure to also visit http://thetruthrevolution.wordpress.com/
Amazon ebook & print devotional -http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FQ1Q9GW
paperback print copy of book — https://www.createspace.com/4500045
"Then beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures.” (Luke 24.27)
I used to believe that all I needed to know about Jesus was to be found in the four gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Since there is considerable overlap of events and teachings, I assumed I could fairly easily remember and master the details of His life (although John 21.25 gave a hint that there was much more: “And there are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they were written in detail, I suppose that even the world itself would not contain the books that would be written.”) But, in considering the astonishing statement made by the resurrected Christ in Luke 24.27, it is obvious that there is massive other information about Him to be found in all the Bible. If Jesus began with Moses, and covered what was taught by ALL the prophets, then that is a huge amount of subject matter! As someone has said, the Bible can be summarized with these three statements: Someone is coming (prophecies about the Messiah), Someone is here (the gospel accounts), and, Someone is coming again (prophecies concerning His Second Coming).
In recent times, I’ve ventured into the realm of being a book author. As any author can verify, if you claim to be my friend, but don’t read what I’ve written, I’m a bit skeptical as to whether you truly are my friend, and are interested in me. Perhaps Jesus might view us the same way. If we claim Him as Savior and Lord, but don’t love Him enough to carefully investigate all that is written about Him, isn’t it reasonable for Him to wonder if we really are His friend? We learn all we can about those we love.
The quest to better love the One who died for us, and actively intercedes for us today, will take us on an extensive journey throughout all the Bible. As we do so, we will be able to truly agree with these words: “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me” (John 5.39). May our love and appreciation of our matchless Savior grow as we find Him in all the pages of the Bible.
Steve
©Steve Taylor, 2014
Be sure to also visit http://thetruthrevolution.wordpress.com/
Amazon ebook & print devotional -http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FQ1Q9GW
paperback print copy of book — https://www.createspace.com/4500045
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