Sunday, October 09, 2011

Jesus our teacher

As students of Jesus, He teaches us the peaceable way of His life.  Usually His preferred way to speak to us is in our thoughts.


Here is how Jesus teaches His children:
1) Jesus does not scold; He instructs so that we can make wise decisions in keeping with His purposes.
2) The quality of His voice is weighty, but gentle.
3) It comes with a force to it.  Authority.
4) Because God is the most Joyous being in the universe, He comes to His children without condemnation.  He is discerning, telling us the truth, but He does not condemn.  (It is the devil who is the accuser, loading us with guilt.)
5) Jesus' words instruct and bring understanding.
6) The content will always match the principles of Scripture.
7) Ask for clarification.  Our walk with Christ is conversational.  He is, after all, called The Word.  

What do we need today?  The ability to love our enemies?  How to clean up an oil spill in the gulf of Mexico?  The best approach toward a wayward child?  The means to forgive the unforgivable in a spouse?
Ask.  Seek and you will find.

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