Ye do err...

Mat 22:29 '...Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.'


How many of us can say we know the scriptures and the power of God? Seriously? I know very few scriptures compared to the many that make up the Bible, and even the Old Testament on it's own. We are to know the word of God but how many of us study to know the word? The power of God, do you know the power of God? These are good questions and questions we need to ask ourselves. Jesus told those He was speaking to that they erred because they didn't know the scriptures nor the power of God. We can err a lot when we rely on things other than the scripture and when we reduce God to the power of a human being. We do that all too often. We take God's power from Him imagining things that are impossible to Him. We speak of a miracle and equate it to God's power, but many slice and dice it until it was only accomplished through scientific means. Stripping away the power of God from the act of a miracle. With medical miracles we can see doctors scratching their heads not quite understanding things, but then chalking it up not to God but to just one of those quirks in life that happen. Quirks. Miracles are quirks. I'm not saying I know the power of God, but I do know the Bible tells me this...


Mar 10:27 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.


With man there are many impossibilities, things that defy logic and reason and men won't even pretend to be able to do because they know they are impossible. With God nothing is impossible but this doesn't mean God will do something senselessly just to prove He can do the impossible. So many in Jesus' time didn't comprehend that God could allow His Son to become a human being, to be born of a woman into a common mostly unremarkable early life. People were looking for a Messiah, a Promised One but they didn't want the Messiah to be someone like Jesus they wanted a kingly man full of self-importance ready and willing to wrest into submission all who would not follow God. Miracle after miracle was performed by Jesus and that was great but they wanted more, they wanted to be herald into a new age where the Jewish people were no longer oppressed in any way. They wanted self-importance for themselves and their race as the promised of God. They were blinded because self was in the way. They had their ideas of how things should be. A messiah should arrive and bring glory to them not help the poor and forgive sinners. They couldn't understand the workings of God, not His power nor the scriptures. We need to know the scriptures and the power of God if we're not to err.


I'm sure some in those days could quote the scriptures backwards and forewards knowing them word for word and yet still they lost the real knowledge the scriptures were to impart to them. We have that danger today as well. We need the Holy Spirit to open our eyes to all the truth in the scriptures as we seek to know the scriptures- God's word to us.


2Ti 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness


1Th 1:5 For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.


All scripture is given by inspiration of God.
You do err, not knowing the scriptures.


For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power.
Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.


Please Lord help us to know the scriptures as You would have us know them so that we do not err. Please Lord help us to know the power of God so that we don't err. We need You Lord, we need the Holy Spirit to open our hearts, our minds, to You and all you would have us know. We can't believe that we can ignore your Holy Word, Your Word given to us by Your inspiration, and hope to know You, and Your power. Please help us as we study- help us understand fully Your inspired word which is... profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.


By the love and mercy of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, now and forever.


Amen.