Numbers 28 & 29, Luke 8: 1-18, Psalm 54
Luke 8: 18 (ESV)
“Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more
will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has
will be taken away.”
In verse 18 from Luke 8, Jesus tells his disciples to pay attention
to how they hear his teachings. If they take the teachings of Christ into their
heart, mind, and soul then more will be given. However, if you don’t pay heed
to Christ’s teachings then all that you have will be taken away. Some Biblical
scholars suggest that you cannot just passively listen to the teachings of
Christ, your actions must also reflect Christ’s teachings. When your actions
reflect God’s teachings, then you will more have more hunger for the teachings
of Christ and more of God’s blessings will come to you. And if your life doesn’t
reflect the teachings of Christ, then even the blessings they think they have
from God will be taken away. For me the hardest part is to have my life reflect
God’s teachings, especially when it comes to sharing my faith. We live currently
in a culture where faith in Christ is looked down upon, and faith is too controversial
a subject to be talked about in polite company. I don’t want to be type of
Christian who just vomits their faith over everybody because when it’s been done
to me I was repulsed even as a Christian. I want to instead rely on the promptings
of the Holy Spirit when to share my faith because that means to me, Holy Spirit
has created an opportunity for faith sharing to happen. I know that by myself I
can do nothing without the Holy Spirit’s help, and this especially applies to sharing
my faith with people I don’t know and even family and friends who do not yet
know Christ.
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