Job 31-33, Matthew 23, Psalm 22: 12-21
Matthew 23: 8-10 (ESV)
“But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one
teacher, and you are all brothers. And call no man your father on earth, for
you have one Father, who is in heaven. Neither be called instructors, for you
have one instructor, the Christ.”
In verses 8 through 10 from Matthew 23, Jesus told his disciples
and crowds gathered around him that God is the most important person in our
life. We can respect rabbis and other religious leaders for their knowledge and
desire to teach about God, but God is our true teacher. We can also learn from
each other for we all brothers and sisters. You can respect your biological
father, but our true father who will take care of and protect is God who is in
heaven. We can also respect instructors, but our true instructor is Christ. God
needs to be first and foremost in our life. We need to consult God, Jesus Christ,
and the Holy Spirit for everything going on in our lives. Christ is our true
teacher, our true father, and our true instructor. I have found this advice to
be true in my life. Every time I followed the God’s advice, every decision has
always worked out for the better. Even if God’s advice was sometime
contradictory to what religious leaders were advising, what family was wanting,
and what instructors were warning about. God’s way has always been the way for
me go for everything in my life.
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