Whose Teachings?

But when it was now the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and began to teach. The Jews then were astonished, saying, "How has this man become learned, having never been educated?" So Jesus answered them and said, "My teaching is not Mine, but His who sent Me. If anyone is willing to do His will, he will know of the teaching, whether it is of God or whether I speak from Myself."  John 7:14-17  

Jesus is all wisdom—which He gets from God the Father. He taught what He knew. Truth, love, kindness, goodness, righteousness, peace, patience, joy, gentleness, faith, meekness, and temperance. You may recognize these as the fruit of the Spirit. These are also things that Jesus taught near the beginning of His ministry when He taught what we know as the Sermon on the Mount (see Matthew 5). So what is God’s will? For it is my Father's will that all who see His Son and believe in Him should have eternal life. John 6:40. God wants to see a lot of people in Heaven…everyone. Everyone who believes in Jesus will have eternal life. What a promise. Can you hold on to that?    

RSVP: Jesus taught what His Father wanted Him to teach. Are you reading and relying on those teachings? How will you respond today…will you listen and obey? 

Prayer~ Jesus, Thank you for Your teachings. I cling to Your promises and look forward to spending eternity with You in Heaven. May praise and honor be Yours today—we don’t have to wait until we get to Heaven to give You the praise, honor, glory and blessings.

© 2014 by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.

All scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise noted.