January 19, 2016
t's pointless to talk about what you don't know, and to not talk about what you do know. We're called to do both.
"Then beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures ... Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and He said to them, 'Thus it is written, that the Christ would suffer and rise again from the dead the third day, and that repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.' " (Luke 24.27,45-47)
Many who profess to be followers of Christ only know about Him from the four gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John). But, if we haven't learned of Him from "Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms" (Luke 24.44), we've scarcely come to know Him. If we truly love Him, we'll want to know all we can of Him.
But, He calls us to know so that we can proclaim and testify (Luke 24.47-48). We have little to say if we have limited knowledge, but knowledge without proclamation is a serious deficiency.
The questions before us today are: What am I learning of Christ from all of Scripture? And, with whom am I sharing what I am coming to know and have experienced? Both are important priorities.
There are those who may never hear unless they hear it from us, and what they will hear is dependent upon what we know and have experienced. May we be faithful in growing in knowledge and experience, and in sharing that with others.
Steve
"Then beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures ... Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and He said to them, 'Thus it is written, that the Christ would suffer and rise again from the dead the third day, and that repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.' " (Luke 24.27,45-47)
Many who profess to be followers of Christ only know about Him from the four gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John). But, if we haven't learned of Him from "Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms" (Luke 24.44), we've scarcely come to know Him. If we truly love Him, we'll want to know all we can of Him.
But, He calls us to know so that we can proclaim and testify (Luke 24.47-48). We have little to say if we have limited knowledge, but knowledge without proclamation is a serious deficiency.
The questions before us today are: What am I learning of Christ from all of Scripture? And, with whom am I sharing what I am coming to know and have experienced? Both are important priorities.
There are those who may never hear unless they hear it from us, and what they will hear is dependent upon what we know and have experienced. May we be faithful in growing in knowledge and experience, and in sharing that with others.
Steve
©Steve Taylor, 2016
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Be sure to also visit http://thetruthrevolution.wordpress.com/
Amazon ebook & print devotional http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FQ1Q9GW
paperback print copy
https://www.createspace.com/4500045
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