Matthew 24:4
Jesus starts out with a very important admonition. Indeed, it is often that for want of understanding this basic truth that we fail to understand prophecy. The simple lesson here is this, Jesus alone may be trusted. This is so very important that I cannot emphasize it enough. There are literally millions of people who have had their eschatological understanding completely subverted and perverted for failing to observe this one simple rule. Only Jesus knows the truth. Truth must come from Him, in His way, at His time. Those who claim to have some type of special revelation given only to them by Jesus, thus setting them up as another authority, are immediately to be seen for the apostates that they are.
Truth must flow from Christ to His followers directly. No one man may presume to instruct all others in the truth and hold his opinion as equal with the Bible record. No, to know the future, we must get it from the Future Maker, the Lord Himself. This is why we find the ‘Revelation of Jesus Christ’ in the Bible. It is His revelation, it belongs to Him, and it is about Him. Do not veer from this basic, simple, powerful truth! To do so is confusion!
Bible Reading: 1 Chronicles 24:1-26:32
Scripture Memory: James 2:22 “Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?”
Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for Your truth! You give us just what we need to know, though we often fail to understand. We go on and on trying to discover the reason for things we don’t really need to know about and miss the best truths right before us. May we be wise through You. You can guide us to the truth that we need in our lives. You can show us the path that You have laid before us. And You do it one step at a time. Thank You for caring for us, Father! In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ I pray and praise You, Amen.
Prayer Requests: Pray for my Dad, recovering from heart surgery. Pray for a man having back pain, but getting better. Pray for a woman who may have cancer.
Journal Entry #14226