Good Morning Friends,
“I want you to know, brothers, that the
gospel I preached is not something that man made up. I did not receive it from
any man, nor was I taught it: rather, I
received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.” (Galatians 1:11-12)
The message that we’ve embraced is not a
philosophy developed by man. It is a message that was given to us by God. Trace
the origin of the message and be reminded of where it came from!
Abraham was called directly by God. God
promised Abraham that He was calling him to be the father of a people that
would be special to Him, would be given a land of their own, and would be
blessed by God. It’s was God’s decision, not Abraham’s.
Moses received the Law directly from God in
revelation while he was on top of Mount Sinai. The Law was not developed by men
to organize and control society. The Law was God’s idea and came directly from
Him.
Prophet after prophet in the Old Testament
received their message directly from God and all of them pointed toward the
coming of God’s special messenger, His Messiah. Isaiah was told the Messiah would
suffer for the sins of mankind. Micah was told where the Messiah would be born.
Daniel was given information about when the Messiah would come. God gave other
prophets revelations about other aspects of the coming of the Messiah. The
coming of the Messiah was God’s idea and God planned it thousands of years in
advance.
Then Jesus came – not a good man who rose to
become a teacher of the ways of God, but God Himself bringing God’s message to
man. He proved He was from God through the miracles He performed. He taught in
a way that no other man had ever taught, with authority, the authority of God
Himself.
This message of the gospel that we’ve
embraced is not man’s idea. It is the very message of God Himself!
His, by Grace,
Steve
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