Be Mistaken!

Monday's Devotion (3-20-06)

"Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever." Psalm 119:160 (KJV)

Everything that is written in the Bible is true, and everything that God Himself speaks to your heart is true. You just have to make sure that it is God who is speaking to you. If it goes along with the teachings of the Bible, then it's God. If it goes against the teachings of the Bible, it's certainly not God. The point is, that you must know the Bible. If you don't know it already, then you need to learn it and learn it again. From personal experience and through the testimonies of others, I have learned that you don't learn everything the first time you read the Bible through. Actually, you may never learn everything, but you always learn something new from it. The Word of God is amazing, and it's alive. You could read something today that you read last week and learn something new, maybe because it will speak to you about your current situation. Have you ever read the Bible and just said, "That's so true. I never thought of it like that before!" Well, I have and I've said it on scriptures that I've read a hundred times over. To me, that's a testimony of how God's Word is truly alive and able to give us understanding.

Some of you haven't found the change that comes with knowing Christ, that could be because you don't know Him well enough. This is why we're given the Bible, to learn about our God. Have you ever played role-playing games? You know, games where you have to act in a character and not as yourself? Let's say that you have to play one of these games and role-play as Mr. T from the A-Team or something, but the problem is that you don't know anything about the person you need to play the role of. How are you going to do it? That's right, you're not going to do it! You can't. There's a song from Warren Barfield that I really like, it's called, "Mistaken." The main line in the song is, "I wanna be mistaken for you Jesus." He wants people to see Jesus in him and not himself. He can't do that if he doesn't know Jesus well enough. That's where the Bible comes in! Of course you can guess what the character of Jesus is like and what He would do, but guessing isn't effective. Guessing isn't effective because it leaves room for doubt, and when it comes to Jesus... It's very important that you BELIEVE! It's also important that you represent Him well. There's more to Jesus than the ten commandments, a whole lot more my friends. Get to know Him and your life will change for the better forever! Be mistaken for Jesus!

Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for this message, and for all things. Please forgive us of all our sins, and we forgive all those who've wronged us. Please help us to know your Son and to be like your Son, Jesus. Don't let us guess what He is like, let us know through your Word. In Jesus name. A-men!

God bless!

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