And when He saw the multitudes, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. And opening His mouth He began to teach them. (Matthew 5:1-2)
It could have been a day much like today when the greatest teacher who ever lived, preached the best sermon ever preached. The teacher is the Lord Jesus, and the sermon is called the "Sermon on the Mount".
On that day he saw a huge crowd who needed to hear a fresh, new word from God. They, like many people today, were thirsty for a Word to quench their spiritual thirst, meeting their deepest needs. Tired of meaningless words of people, and the irrelevant, traditionalist long-winded rambling of the teachers of the law of their day, they craved a life changing message they could apply to their lives. Listening to Jesus preaching, it would be exactly what they get.
The words of Jesus is wiser and has more power than anything else we ever heard. Still we see that many who hear remains unmoved by his gracious and loving words. Unless the ground of my spirit is prepared by faith, the seed of the Gospel of Jesus will never break through that ground, will never take root and will never bear fruit.
What can we do to make sure that we hear his voice and receive the comfort and the new life of the most powerful Word ever spoken to the human race?
James (1:19-25) is helpful in this regard when he says:
Let every one be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God.
and: In humility receive the word implanted, which is able to save your souls. (James 1:21b)
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