I encourage you, as you read through the New Testament along with our Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan, to pay particular attention to who is speaking and who they are speaking to! ALL of the Word of God is anointed and inspired (2 Timothy 3:16), but how we apply that Word is determined by the answers to these questions! I also encourage you to ask questions yourself about what you are reading. THAT is meditation (Joshua 1:8)! For example, look at Matthew 11:10-11:
10 This is the one of whom it is written, Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You, who shall make ready Your way before You. 11 Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
Here Jesus was telling the people that John was the fulfillment of prophecy that one would come who would prepare the way for the Messiah to come. He said not one person who had been born was greater than John, but that EVERYONE born into the kingdom of God was GREATER! How would they be greater? Under the Old Covenant, which John and Jesus were both born into, ONLY the Prophet, Priest and King were anointed by the Spirit of God. Under our new, and better, Covenant, every single born again believer has been recreated by the Spirit of God, with perfect spirits created in His image. HE lives IN every believer! We HAVE the Spirit of God living IN us, and then we CAN be filled to overflowing with this same Holy Spirit so that we can operate with the wisdom, power, authority and anointing that was also on JESUS! WE can do what HE did, and ever greater things are possible! The way to get in position to walk this out in our lives is found in verse 12:
12 And from the days of John the Baptist until the present time, the kingdom of heaven has endured violent assault, and violent men seize it by force [as a precious prize—a share in the heavenly kingdom is sought with most ardent zeal and intense exertion].
How is YOUR zeal level? How passionate are YOU about the things of God, the Word of God and your intimate fellowship with HIM? You are the ONLY one in your life who can decide that! Let's get to it, so that we can be busy about our Father's business when JESUS comes for us! AMEN! Here is Hillsong with "Like Incense - Sometimes By Step":
Shalom in him!
