Luke 3-4
By far, the most frequent question I've ever been asked has to do with hearing God. How do you know if what you are hearing is God or the enemy or just your own brain? I wish there was a nice clear cut, easy to understand, easy to write instruction manual on hearing God and getting His answer to every single question that we have. But, there isn't.
What we do have though is our Bible. Inside of it are thousands and thousands of things God wants to talk to you about. Frequently the answers have been there the whole time we just weren't ready to listen. In Luke 3 there is a great example of God talking to John the Baptist. When God wanted to instruct John on his purpose in life John didn't get a complicated dream or a vision or a floating hand writing a message. John was given a scripture that applied to him and his life. Those seventy words was enough to provide the mission and goal for John's entire ministry. A lifetime spent in fulfilling 70 words. It almost doesn't make any sense. How can such a small paragraph give such a broad and lengthy goal?
Well the passage continues and tells of John baptizing Jesus. After that Jesus is tempted by the devil and we are shown how we can use the power of scripture in effective and victorious Spiritual Warfare. Although it's important to recognize who is saying those things, the Son of God, that is not the big point. What He is saying is much more important. What what He is saying is Scripture. The Word of God. It's critical to understand that the Word of God has the exact same power in our mouth as it does in the mouth of Jesus.
After the temptations from Satan, Jesus' official public ministry began. It was short, only three and a half years. But in that time He taught us EVERYTHING we will ever need to know to live triumphantly. Peter, Paul and John wrote us letters to explain exactly how. Unsheathed exists to live that life. But how does it work? Or the better question, why does it work? Luke gives us the answer to that complex question. While Jesus watch teaching in Capernaum, those that heard Him were amazed or astonished at what He said. Why?
Because, from for different translations, He spoke with the language of authority. His Word was with authority. His Word was with power. His Word possessed authority. And it still does to this day.
What we do have though is our Bible. Inside of it are thousands and thousands of things God wants to talk to you about. Frequently the answers have been there the whole time we just weren't ready to listen. In Luke 3 there is a great example of God talking to John the Baptist. When God wanted to instruct John on his purpose in life John didn't get a complicated dream or a vision or a floating hand writing a message. John was given a scripture that applied to him and his life. Those seventy words was enough to provide the mission and goal for John's entire ministry. A lifetime spent in fulfilling 70 words. It almost doesn't make any sense. How can such a small paragraph give such a broad and lengthy goal?
Well the passage continues and tells of John baptizing Jesus. After that Jesus is tempted by the devil and we are shown how we can use the power of scripture in effective and victorious Spiritual Warfare. Although it's important to recognize who is saying those things, the Son of God, that is not the big point. What He is saying is much more important. What what He is saying is Scripture. The Word of God. It's critical to understand that the Word of God has the exact same power in our mouth as it does in the mouth of Jesus.
After the temptations from Satan, Jesus' official public ministry began. It was short, only three and a half years. But in that time He taught us EVERYTHING we will ever need to know to live triumphantly. Peter, Paul and John wrote us letters to explain exactly how. Unsheathed exists to live that life. But how does it work? Or the better question, why does it work? Luke gives us the answer to that complex question. While Jesus watch teaching in Capernaum, those that heard Him were amazed or astonished at what He said. Why?
Because, from for different translations, He spoke with the language of authority. His Word was with authority. His Word was with power. His Word possessed authority. And it still does to this day.