A MOUTHPIECE FOR GOD

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In Christ, Mark

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The scriptures. May God bless the reading of His holy word.

“For I did not speak on My own, but the Father who sent Me commanded Me to say all that I have spoken. I know that His command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told Me to say.”

John 12:49-50

This ends today’s reading from God's holy word. Thanks be to God.

Have you ever found yourself looking for just the right words to say?

I think I can say with complete confidence that everyone has been in that place at one time or another. I know I do it every day when I sit down with my laptop and write these messages. My prayer each time is that the devotions are meaningful to the people who read them.

How can I make sure that prayer is answered?

It’s pretty simple. I just allow the Lord to give me the words to say.

Or in other words, I allow myself to be a mouthpiece for God.

Of course, this isn’t a new concept. For we find it happening in the scriptures over and over and over again. God chose people, both men and women, to serve Him in special capacities and those people allowed their words to be His words. The end result was that His purposes were fulfilled and that should be the goal we are always shooting for, no matter what we do. We should be laser-focused on making sure we are accomplishing what God wants more than anything else.

This is exactly what we see when we look at the life of our Savior Jesus and it started at a very young age. You may recall this account of what happened when Jesus became separated from His parents:

His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. And when He was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast.

When they had finished the days, as they returned, the Boy Jesus lingered behind in Jerusalem. And Joseph and His mother did not know it;  but supposing Him to have been in the company, they went a day’s journey, and sought Him among their relatives and acquaintances.

So when they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking Him. Now so it was that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions. And all who heard Him were astonished at His understanding and answers. So when they saw Him, they were amazed; and His mother said to Him, “Son, why have You done this to us? Look, Your father and I have sought You anxiously.”

And He said to them, “Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?”  Luke 2:41-49

Think about what you were doing at twelve years old. I’m pretty sure you weren’t in a place where you could amaze religious leaders with your theological knowledge. But Jesus was no ordinary twelve year old boy. He was God’s Son and He knew His place was in God’s house or carrying out His Father’s business, wherever He was.

Fast forward to our scripture passage for today as Jesus is living His last days before His execution. Here we find that nothing has changed. Jesus is still about His Father’s business as He talks to a group of Jews gathered to listen to Him. He has shared words about who He was, why He had come, and as we see today, where He received the words He spoke. Look again at His words here:

“For I did not speak on My own, but the Father who sent Me commanded Me to say all that I have spoken. I know that His command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told Me to say.”

Jesus always said the perfect things because He was allowing a perfect Father to give Him the words to speak. And it wasn’t that Jesus just arbitrarily decided on His own accord to allow God to speak though Him. No, His Father God had commanded Him to be His mouthpiece. It wasn’t an option.

Friends, this is a game changer for anyone who has spent their life, either in full or in part, speaking words they are generating themselves, words that often get us in trouble, words that can harm and damage without reparation in some cases.

Looking at the words of Jesus and knowing the Lord God Almighty wants to speak through us, why wouldn’t we totally commit ourselves to allowing His words to be our own?

My prayer is that today and every day, we all would commit to following the lead of Jesus, something we’re supposed to do as Christians, and become mouthpieces through which God can speak.

It’s the only way we’ll know that our words are perfectly appropriate and applicable to whatever situation we find ourselves in.

Amen.

In Christ,

Mark

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