At the feast the Jews were seeking Jesus. Some people said He was a good man and others said He was a deceiver but they couldn't speak openly because of the fear of Jews.
Here we learn something about the opinions of men. Each person has their own opinion, and Jesus didn't go to ask Him for their opinion about Himself. He lived before God's face and only God's opinion about Him mattered.
Mens opinion can make you think you are a somebody when you are a nobody and make you proud or it can make you think you are worthless, especially the fault-finding and criticism of men and you get discouraged. Thus, it's only God's opinion about you that matters. He alone sees many things that people can't know about you.
In the midst of the feast Jesus went and taught and the Jews were astonished and wondered how He learnt yet He wasn't educated.
Jesus spoke with authority from the Father. He didn't go to the Jewish bible school to be taught and thats why the Jews wondered about Him. He attended the school of the Holy Spirit and got spiritual authority.
This is the most important thing in preaching or teaching God's word; to have spiritual authority. God does not give authority to everyone; but to those He has tested and approved of; just like one doesn't get a degree without being tested in different units and passed. Are you seeking for Gods authority? Are you seeking to pass the tests He allows in your life especially in private? Are you seeking His approval or mans approval? Are you seeking to please God or men?
Jesus only taught what the Father gave Him. We should only teach or preach from the bible.
Whoever has set His heart to obey God and do His will; God will give to such discernment to know what comes from God and what is of flesh or demonic.
Do you long for discernment to know the difference on what comes from God and what is not from Him? Set your heart to obey God and do His will in every area of your life.
He who advertises himself seeks His own glory, but one who seeks to glorify the one who sent him is true and there is no unrighteousness in Him.
This is another secret of Jesus and it is also a secret to have an inner reality of our spiritual life and a secret to overcoming sin; that is; in everything that you do, seek to glorify God. Ask yourself; how will this glorify God? In this situation; how can God be glorified? In what way can I respond to this and glorify God?
If you make this your attitude in your day to day life, you will have a inner satisfying christian life and life of overcoming sin. You will be true and there will be no unrighteousness in you do.
Desire that and change your attitude to glorifying God in everything. Set your heart to obey God and seek to do His will in every area of your life.
You are blessed to be a blessing
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@Blessed Mshindi Mambo
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