A Balance We Need in All Things
Good morning.
We need a balance in everything we do, including reading the Scriptures.
Many people nowadays want to throw away the Old Testament, altogether!
You just can’t do it and be blessed. We will either ‘grow’ or ‘shrink’.
If you play the simple child song here, it will make more sense.
The Scriptures can come very much alive in us! It is the engrafted Word which will save our souls.
“Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.” James 1:21.
One memory I had as I awoke this morning, was the very first time period I ever felt the Scriptures coming alive.
( To note, I had not even received the Baptism yet in The Holy Ghost. That was to follow just a few years later. )
I was just a young woman seeking God. Every morning I devoured The Bible from cover to cover. I had an insatiable hunger and thirst for Truth.
It literally felt as the pages came ALIVE, as I read God’s Word, Old and New Testament alike.
The ‘Peace of God’ flooded me each day as I read. Words here are not enough here to describe.
It was like a supernatural peace from above settled over me as I read.
Let me just say here we can’t throw away the schoolmaster who brought us to Christ!
( I only found this quote right this minute. It was taken directly from Christianity.com written many years ago. I neither endorse, know or have any opinion on what they write. Still I pull this out as Truth they stated. )
“The entire Old Testament points toward Jesus as Savior, and if we miss that, we’ve missed the entire point of the Scriptures. Jesus is the Messiah and the fulfillment of prophecy.”
Yet either we can’t live under the Old Testament laws either.
We have been given New life in Christ Jesus!
We must know by the law none of us would or could ever be justified.
Again, balance it all out, Partake of all of the Word.
God bless you all.
“Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” Isaiah 7:14.
“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:” 2 Timothy 3:16.
“Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.” Galatians 3:24.
“Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.” 2 Corinthians 3:6.
“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” Romans 8:1-4.
“Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.” John 6:53-54.
“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15.
God bless you all.
~ Joyce D. McGuire
My name is Joyce D. McGuire, called to work in and for the Kingdom of God! To lead we must try to follow Jesus Christ closely. That is my heart. I am a Chaplain to the prisons; prophetic intercessor by His grace; author; and a Mother in the Kingdom of God. To many I am simply Mama Joyce. Some favorite verses of mine are Matthew 11:28-30. I also post YouTube videos.
I am so thankful for your posts. This one is powerful. We have been reading the old and the new testaments. It really does balance everything out. It gives me greater appreciation for the new covenant. When you read the old also. Thank God for your insight.
Mary Murray, thank you so much for your encouragement! You are right, sis. It is for you and others, I write. Big warm hugs. God bless you
Thank you Jay.
I love the gospel of John. I believe it is wisdom to start as a new babe in Christ in the New Testament in the gospel of John. Maybe start as many suggest in the four gospels.
Although, my main point I was trying to bring out, was for Christians in general to keep a balance reading old and new.
The book of Job just never threw me personally.
Just lets all read and devour the Word of God. Line upon line, precept upon precept.
We will grow and mature as we do. God bless you.
I like how John opens his gospel in the beginning was the word and proceeds to how the word became flesh and dwelt amongst us. I would follow with this thought out of Mat 4 15 The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles; 16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up. (I like the word gentiles) The old testament teaching was not a bright shining light but in light of the New Testament we can clearly understand the old, I find new Christians who try to read the old without a firm grasp on the new commonly run into the book of Job and become sidetracked, I can speak to people who consider themselves mature who do not see or understand this book it is a marvelous addition to God s word but without the New testament anointing and a firm understanding that God is only good and cannot be tempted this story and other old testament testimonies will sidetrack you