LUKE 6:43\u201349<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cWhy do you call me, \u2018Lord, Lord,\u2019 and do not do what I say?\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
(Luke 6:46)<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Toward the end of Luke\u2019s version of Jesus\u2019 sermon, he records a probing question from the lips of our Lord. In Matthew\u2019s version of this sermon, we find a more extended statement along the same lines: \u201cNot everyone who says to me, \u2018Lord, Lord,\u2019 will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, \u2018Lord, Lord,\u2019 did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?\u2019 Then I will tell them plainly, \u201cI never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!\u2019 \u201d (Matthew 7:21\u201323).<\/p>\n
We might miss the strength of these statements unless we realize that repeating a person\u2019s name is a Hebrew expression of intimacy. When God speaks to Abraham at Mount Moriah, as he is about to plunge the knife into the breast of Isaac, He says, \u201cAbraham, Abraham.\u201d Or when God encourages Jacob in his old age to take the trip to Egypt, He says, \u201cJacob, Jacob\u201d (Genesis 22:11; 46:2).<\/p>\n
Compare the call of Moses from the burning bush: \u201cMoses, Moses,\u201d or the call of Samuel in the night, \u201cSamuel, Samuel\u201d (Exodus 3:4; 1 Samuel 3:10). Or consider David\u2019s cry of agony, \u201cAbsalom, Absalom,\u201d and Jesus\u2019 cry of desolation on the cross, \u201cMy God, my God\u201d (2 Samuel 18:33; Matthew 27:46). When Jesus comforted Martha, when He warned Peter, and when He wept over Jerusalem\u2014in each case we find the word repeated for intimacy\u2019s sake (Luke 10:41; 22:31; Matthew 23:37).<\/p>\n
Some pretend to have a deep relationship with Christ, but this claim is not borne out in their lives. There are many who say, \u201cLord, Lord,\u201d while in fact they live in contempt for Christ\u2019s commandments. \u201cIf you love me, you will obey what I command,\u201d said Jesus (John 14:15).<\/p>\n
God does not accept those who merely hear. He requires obedience. He does not accept a profession from the lips, but demands also a commitment to submit and obey.<\/p>\n
CORAM DEO<\/b><\/p>\n
Judges 10\u201311<\/p>\n
Luke 9:1\u201336<\/p>\n
Often we talk as if we are closer to God than we really are. How much of this is mere \u201cLord, Lord\u201d talk? Ask yourself seriously: Do my lips run ahead of my life? Am I projecting a relationship with Christ that I don\u2019t really enjoy?<\/p>\n
For further study: 1 Kings 2:3\u20134; Psalm 119:41\u201356; Ezekiel 33:12\u201320<\/i><\/p>\n
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LUKE 6:43\u201349 \u201cWhy do you call me, \u2018Lord, Lord,\u2019 and do not do what I say?\u201d (Luke 6:46). Toward the end of Luke\u2019s version of Jesus\u2019 sermon, he records a probing question from the lips of our Lord. In Matthew\u2019s version of this sermon, we find a more extended statement along the same lines: \u201cNot … Continue reading “INTIMACY AND OBEDIENCE”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sermons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11155"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11155\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}