Word@Work Luke95 - Luke 6:39-40
Published: Tue, 05/04/10
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TEACHING BEYOND INSIGHT
Luke 6:39-40 He also told them this parable: "Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? A student is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher. (NIV)
What is the first essential of teaching? Surely, the teacher must be able to see more than the student. Effective travel guides must know where they are, where they want to get to and how to get there. No teacher or guide can ever lead others beyond their own understanding. If one blind man leads another, obviously, both of them are walking into danger.
The newly appointed disciples were not to be like the religious leaders, who valued their own self-importance and power of control over others ... but did not even know how to find God for themselves, let alone lead others. They may have been sincere, but they were dangerously incompetent (Luke 11:52). Unlike them, Jesus did know the way to the Father - because He had come from the Father (John 16:28). And if the disciples followed Him, they would be safe; and well able to lead others (1 Corinthians 11:1).
Presuming to be a spiritual guide to others without knowing Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord is profoundly dangerous. Not only will the student meet disaster, but so will the teacher. That is why we have the gospel: it is God's essential and powerful tool to open our eyes so that we may be saved (Romans 1:16-17). If you have believed, and have become a disciple of Jesus, then ask Him to train you to teach the gospel to others (you can show it to your friends at www.crosscheck.org.uk). It is more than a good idea, it is to prevent them falling into the pit of God's wrath.
Prayer: Loving Father. Thank You for showing me who Jesus is and helping me to believe the gospel. Forgive me for my indifference to the great spiritual needs all around me: the souls who are blinded and dangerously lost; and the many sincere religionists who seek to lead them but cannot bring them to You because they do not know Jesus. Please give me a desire to share Your gospel; please train and equip me to do so. Help me to be ready to respond to those who ask me about my life in Jesus, and also ready to speak Your truth into the darkness around me. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
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What is the first essential of teaching? Surely, the teacher must be able to see more than the student. Effective travel guides must know where they are, where they want to get to and how to get there. No teacher or guide can ever lead others beyond their own understanding. If one blind man leads another, obviously, both of them are walking into danger.
The newly appointed disciples were not to be like the religious leaders, who valued their own self-importance and power of control over others ... but did not even know how to find God for themselves, let alone lead others. They may have been sincere, but they were dangerously incompetent (Luke 11:52). Unlike them, Jesus did know the way to the Father - because He had come from the Father (John 16:28). And if the disciples followed Him, they would be safe; and well able to lead others (1 Corinthians 11:1).
Presuming to be a spiritual guide to others without knowing Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord is profoundly dangerous. Not only will the student meet disaster, but so will the teacher. That is why we have the gospel: it is God's essential and powerful tool to open our eyes so that we may be saved (Romans 1:16-17). If you have believed, and have become a disciple of Jesus, then ask Him to train you to teach the gospel to others (you can show it to your friends at www.crosscheck.org.uk). It is more than a good idea, it is to prevent them falling into the pit of God's wrath.
Prayer: Loving Father. Thank You for showing me who Jesus is and helping me to believe the gospel. Forgive me for my indifference to the great spiritual needs all around me: the souls who are blinded and dangerously lost; and the many sincere religionists who seek to lead them but cannot bring them to You because they do not know Jesus. Please give me a desire to share Your gospel; please train and equip me to do so. Help me to be ready to respond to those who ask me about my life in Jesus, and also ready to speak Your truth into the darkness around me. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
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