I was reading in Ephesians yesterday. The sermon was going one way but my mind was going another. Checkout Ephesians 4:20, "But you have not so learned Christ, if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus:" Say what? This letter was sent first to the Ephesians, they were not Jews. They weren't taught but Jesus when He was on the earth. But these are people who have learned Christ, heard Him and been taught by Him just the same. They were taught through supernatural means. That is awesome to me. That means that I too can be taught by the greatest teacher ever known. I don't have to worry about the message being misquoted as it is passed from generation to generation. I can get it straight from the horses mouth. (well you know what I mean)
I have heard warnings from many who fear listening because we might take as God what we want to hear instead of what He is saying. It's true, we can. It's right there in this passage. You have not so learned Christ. I'm thinking they learned something else instead. But the deal is, God is bigger. He is bigger than my ability to get it wrong. He can catch me when I fall down. I can trust Him to protect me from myself. He is there to teach me. I can listen and learn. How awesome is that!
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