Prayer 2021 - July 29 - Following Instructions pt 1

Scripture For Today:

 Mark 14:28

 “…Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Following Instructions pt 1

When it comes to the Bible, it has been said that the Old Testament is the New Testament concealed and the New Testament is the Old Testament revealed. In other words, you cannot just pick and choose which you would like to follow. Both make up the entire Word of God. And you cannot or should not add to either, as the Word of God is complete and perfect.

Therefore, if we find instructions on how to have a deeper relationship with God, our Heavenly Father, we need to follow the instructions given. There is no other way.

In Old Testament times, it was through strict obedience and obeying the Law. It required animal sacrifices, etc. But we also understood that, one day, the Messiah would come.

In the New Testament, we see that Jesus is the long awaited Messiah. He fulfilled every single prophecy in the Old Testament concerning the Messiah. Therefore, we should be doing what HE says to do in order to have a closer, deeper relationship with the One True God.

And Jesus said it was ONLY through Him. There was no other way. Period.  We understand that. Amen!

But, we also need to follow instructions given in the New Testament. Jesus, through the Holy Spirit, provided instructions to His disciples and Apostles once He ascended to Heaven. Because of the Holy Spirit dwelling in believers, He is able to bring, “all things to our remembrance” just as He said.

I don’t think any Christian would object to following instructions that are given in the New Testament. If a person objects to New Testament instructions, something is not right in their Spiritual walk.

We’ve been studying things such as “…lifting up Holy hands, without wrath and doubting” from 1 Timothy 2:8 are part of the instructions we’ve been given.

If Paul was writing under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and he was, then we should follow the instructions Paul gave to us. The same goes for the other books of the New Testament.

I’ve heard a story of a man who told a Faith preacher I know that he disagreed with what was being taught. You know the type – 100% denominational teaching and anything to do with Faith other than Salvation alone is “hypocrisy” style preaching…

Well, this man told the preacher, “I don’t that stuff is for us today.” You’ve probably heard similar statements yourself from time to time.  When confronted with “this is what the Apostle Paul preached,” the man retorted, “Don’t’ tell me what Paul said, I don’t follow Paul, I follow Christ alone.”

He said that to seem “holy.” He said that to say “he was a true believer in Jesus.” He said that to try and undermine Faith preaching and Faith preachers.

But if someone believes that way, then you should tear out all of the books of the Bible that Paul wrote. Just rip them right out of your Bible! 

We will take this up here again tomorrow, but the reason you would not do that is because ALL of the Bible is inspired by the Holy Spirit, including those things written by Paul. Amen!

Right now, I want to pray that you will begin to see instructions provided for us throughout the New Testament – and then make a sincere effort to follow and obey those instructions that you find. They are there for a reason – to help you draw near to our Heavenly Father through Christ Jesus. Amen!

Let’s Pray!

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