Deuteronomy 18:14-15
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The nations you will dispossess listen to those who practise sorcery or divination. But as for you, the LORD your God has not permitted you to do so.The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own brothers. You must listen to him.
The greatest prophet of all times since the creation of the world is none other than the Lord Jesus Christ. There is no one greater than Him, absolutely no one. In the Old and the New Testaments, there were many prophets of the Lord who had faithfully served Him even when, they were faced with many trials and testing of their faith. Moses and Joshua were two prophets who had served the Lord mightitly inspite of the many difficulties and challenges they had encountered. Moses was a prophet whom God had used to deliver His people out of Egypt. Moses was singled out by the Lord for this work. There is a record of who Moses was before he was led into this. He was an ordinary child but the Lord raised up him as a member of Pharoah's household.Nothing is impossible with the Lord. This would certainly help Moses later, when he turns as deliverer of God's people. The Lord chose him for this sole purpose the Bible says.
Deuteronomy 34:9-11
New International Version 1984 (NIV1984)
Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on him. So the Israelites listened to him and did what the LORD had commanded Moses. Since then, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face, who did all those miraculous signs and wonders the LORD sent him to do in Egypt—to Pharaoh and to all his officials and to his whole land.
Moses was sent as a deliverer and so did the Lord Jesus Christ come to deliver us from the grips of the sinful nature of the Devil in us. What Moses did was just a picture of what would occur when the Lord Jesus Christ appears. Moses pointed the way forward to the coming Christ. Why did he point to the coming Christ? Because Jesus Christ is the Word of God. Every prophet of the LORD has the Word of the LORD or else he isn't the prophet of the LORD. But here, Moses was pointing to the one who is; The Word of God.
John 1:1
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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
This same Word of God became flesh so that all flesh who believe, love and obey Him will have His Word formed in them. His divine nature will be formed in them to the fullest of their born again spirit when the Word of God is formed in them through their obedience to Him.
Hebrews 4:12
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For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
God's Word pierces the heart and brings eternal life through the formation of the divine nature of Christ when it is obeyed by the believer. So powerful is God's word to anyone who comes humbly to Him. Even Mary, the earthly mother of Jesus Christ our Lord was not spared. Even she experienced the piercing of God's word, because she was close to that Word, very close. Sometimes we are so close to the Word and yet we can miss obeying His word. Simeon prophesied about this in the passage below when Christ was born.
Luke 2:33-35
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the child's father and mother marvelled at what was said about him.Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too.
God's prophets brought God's word to God's people at the right time but remember, Mary wasn't a prophet of the Lord. for she did not have the word of the Lord to speak to God's people, She just carried the Word of God in her womb for a while and delivered Him to this world and that was all. She still needed the word of God to be preached to her so that she could obey it. That is why the Lord had said:
Luke 11:27-29
New International Version 1984 (NIV1984)
As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.” He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
This is the message that the Lord Jesus Christ brought to this world, that all those who will enter the kingdom of God will be marked by their obedience to Christ and the words He spoke. If you obey His words, it will show to the heavenly Father that you have believed in whom He had sent for our salvation. There was no exception even for the earthly mother of Jesus. She had to obey all that Christ had commanded or else there will be no blessing for her. If she obeyed all that Christ had commanded, she will be the blessed one and will join the many prostitutes and tax collectors who had believed in the Lord Jesus Christ and had obeyed Him too. This reminds us that we are not judged by our position or status we are born into in this world but by our obedience to God's word through Christ, because He is that revealed Word of God to us. He is the greatest prophet of God because He is also the Word of God who turns us back to God the Father.
Special Message
This is our 200th Post on this Christformation In You Blog. The LORD has been faithfully guiding and leading us to complete these series. This blog is dedicated to the greatest prophet of all times, The LORD JESUS CHRIST. Completing this blog took us over a span of seven years from 1st January 2005 to 1st January 2012. We will start posting afresh from 2nd January 2012. This pause is necessary so that you could reflect upon God's leading so far.
Thank you for visiting this blog regularly, whoever you may be. We hope that you have received blessings from God's word. God's word, especially that which comes from God's appointed prophet and Shepherd of God's flock , THE LORD JESUS CHRIST will not return to God without accomplishing God's will and desire for you. Stay tuned to the voice of the Great Shepherd of God's flock and His fresh leading for God's precious people on earth! HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Matthew 28:18-20
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Then Jesus came to them and said, All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
