Gedanken zum Vers des Tages
Im Gegensatz zu den anderen Lehrern seiner Zeit, benötigte Jesus keine obskuren Zitate ehemaliger Lehrer, um seine Lehre zu untermauern. Jesus, das Wort Gottes, verkündigte die Worte Gottes. Er tat und sagte, was dem Willen des Vaters entsprach. Sein Leben und seine Worte wirkten authentisch und vollmächtig, was bis in unsere Zeit anhält und uns zu seiner Wahrheit ruft. Dieser Jesus, unser Lehrer und Herr, ist anders. Seine Worte sind voll Macht. Seine Lehre ist wahr. Sein Wille muss infolge dessen unsere Leidenschaft sein!
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Unlike the teachers of his day, Jesus didn't have to shore up his teaching with obscure quotes from past teachers and well-known rabbis. Jesus, the very Word of God (John 1:1-18), spoke the words of God. He did and said what the Father willed. His life and his words had the ring of authenticity. The gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) want to spark an awareness in us of Jesus' power and authority so that through the ages, they still invite us to embrace his truth and follow him as our Lord. This Jesus, our Teacher and Savior, is so much more than another great teacher, extraordinary prophet, or wise sage. His words are powerful. His teachings are authoritative. His life is breathtaking. His love is beyond compare. So, dear friend of Jesus, his will must be our passion!
Mein Gebet
Heiliger Gott, danke dir dafür, dass du durch deine Propheten und durch deine Schriften gesprochen hast. Aber ich lobe dich, Vater, dafür, dass du deine größte Botschaft durch Jesus gesprochen hast. Wenn ich mir die Beschaffenheit seines Lebens betrachte, werde ich zu dir hingezogen. Wenn ich seine glaubwürdigen Worte höre, versuche ich in aller Demut zu gehorchen. Danke, dass du Jesus geschickt hast, um mein Lehrer, Leiter, Herr und Heiland zu sein. Es ist in seinem Namen, dass ich bete, Amen.
My Prayer...
Holy God, thank you for speaking through your prophets and the holy Scriptures. But, dear Father, I praise you for speaking your most complete and perfect message in Jesus. As I see the character of his life, I am drawn to you. As I hear the authenticity in his words and see them demonstrated in his sacrificial life, I seek to obey him and follow him as his disciple. Thank you for sending Jesus to be my teacher, my guide, my Lord, and my Savior. I pray this in his name, Jesus the Messiah and Son of God. Amen.
