Welcome to this Come to Jesus Daily Devotional as we continue in our Luke, Exploring Who Jesus is series.
Today, from Luke 16:17, we reflect on how we are to be radically devoted to all of God’s Word.
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‘“It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.”’ (Luke 16:17)
1. Following Jesus means listening to Him
Yesterday we saw that Christians are described as ‘forcefully’ entering the Kingdom; that is, they are to be radically repentant of sin and radically devoted to following Jesus the King. Now, in verse 17, we are to understand that in order to radically follow Christ, we must value the whole of God’s Word.
2. No Words of God are to be dropped
Jesus tells us that ‘It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.’ Because God is unchanging, it is actually easier for creation - heaven and earth - to disappear that it is for God’s will and ways to change!
We must not pick and choose our best bits from the Bible. For example, as we’ll see in our next devotional, our attitude to marriage must be Biblical.
3. How do we listen to God?
God’s Word is God’s revealed will to us. To love His Word is to love and listen to God. If we ‘drop’ things out of God’s Word because we would prefer it didn’t teach this or that, we are rebelling against God! So, simply, how do you and I show our value for God by listening to Him in His Word each day?
Let’s pray together
“Holy Spirit, I thank you for inspiring the Bible. Please give me a good heart and teach me to love you by listening to you in your Word. Amen.”
Community Group Notes
1. Notices
It might be good to begin with notices. Please share from this week’s Church News.
2. Icebreaker
How has God been speaking to you from His Word this week, and how has this helped you?
3. Worship together
Let’s begin our time together by lifting our eyes and hearts to worship our great God. Perhaps you have readings and songs that you would like to use together. Let’s be open to the gifts that the Spirit wants to give in order to encourage one another.
4. Study and pray together
On Sunday our message from Luke 16:16-31 was entitled: ‘Entering the Kingdom means that we now obey the King’s Word’ - Becoming a Christian means that we enter God’s Kingdom which means, in turn, that we obey His words of things like marriage and mercy.
Please read Luke Luke 16:16-31 and discuss:
Did God speak to you about any from Sunday’s message that would encourage others?
To ‘forcefully’ enter the Kingdom is to be radically repented - to die to our old life and obey God’s Word! How will this be seen in our lives and do you have examples that you’d like to share?
8:17 - What does Jesus say about the Bible, and what practical examples does He give?
Our approach to marriage (16:18) and mercy (16:19-31) is to be shaped by God’s Word. We won’t discuss this now, but it’s vital to ask ourselves: ‘Am I honouring marriage as I should, and am I being merciful with the resources God has given to me?’ If you need support or advice about your marriage, please do talk to an elder in the church.
SIV - How will our obedience to God’s Word - in marriage and mercy for example - be a light to this world?
SIV - Do we have any stories of how we have ‘Served, Invested, and inVited’ recently?
SIV - Spend some time together talking and praying about who and how you are seeking to bring your community to Jesus.
Let’s pray together: Pray for one another out of our study together and for anything else for which people would like prayer.
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