Jesus: The Ultimate Example of Scriptural Obedience

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Luke 24:25-27
Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken: Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

We are in the last days, and it is more important now than ever whose example you are following. Look at Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God! His relationship with the Scriptures, His reverence for them, and His absolute obedience to them should be our supreme example. Even after His resurrection, when He could have simply displayed His nail-pierced hands, what did He do instead? He referred people back to the Scriptures! Jesus, the living proof of the resurrection, didn’t point to Himself. He pointed to the Scriptures to testify of Himself. He “expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.” This was a powerful lesson in valuing the written Word above even physical manifestation. Why? Because Jesus understood that those Scriptures were the inspired prophecies of God, written words that He Himself was destined to fulfill.

2 Peter 2:21 says, “For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:”

Look at the relationship that Jesus Christ had with the written Word, even though He Himself was the Word made flesh. He understood that He was the Word made flesh, but He always chose to direct people to the written Word as opposed to directly pointing towards Himself. Why? That’s because the words contained in the books belonged to the Father. They were His Father’s Words; He said, “I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me” (John 5:30).

What and where was this will of the Father?

It was in the written Word, the Scriptures contained in the Law, the Prophets, and the Psalms. Such that even after His resurrection, He kept referring and pointing everyone to the Scriptures, and like we see in our opening verse: “And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.” This is the example that every child of God and follower of Jesus Christ should be emulating. Why would any believer in Jesus Christ want to do things differently?

And then, when you look at Philippians 2 from verse 5, where it says: “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:”

The Word here reveals to us that Jesus humbled Himself and became obedient; that’s striking. Firstly, what was His obedience to? The obedience of Jesus could only be measured by His strict adherence to “all the scriptures the things concerning himself,” those things that were written concerning Him—meaning the obedience of Jesus Christ was to the written Word—obedience to the Scriptures. Secondly, we also see from this verse that before God, humility can only be measured by your submission to the written Word, the Scriptures.

That is why it is imperative for every child of God to know and understand the Word of God for themselves.

What an example Jesus left us; when people abandoned Him, all Jesus had were the things written concerning Him in the Scriptures. And the Bible declares that because of this obedience—obedience even unto death—God highly exalted Him and gave Him a name above every name! This is where promotion comes from. His promotion, His exaltation, came from His unwavering obedience to the voice of the Scriptures. Are you depending on the Scriptures the way Jesus did? When challenges arise, do you refer back to what is written? There are things that have been written in the Word concerning you; what are those things? There are the things written in the epistles. Do you know them? If not, find out about them and submit yourself to them. Never let anyone talk you out of the efficacy and the importance of the written Word in your life and in your relationship with God; for your relationship with the written Word of God is the only thing that validates and measures your relationship with God. What Jesus showed us in this example in our opening verse is that one cannot have a relationship with God outside of the written Word. This is not a suggestion; it is the only example of the One who perfectly succeeded in it – our Lord Jesus Christ!

Pray The Word
Heavenly Father, I thank You for the perfect example of Jesus Christ. I pray that the mind of Christ concerning the scriptures would be in me. Heavenly Father, help me to depend on Your written Word, to reverence it, and to be obedient to its voice, just as Jesus was. May my life be a testimony to the power of Your Word in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Speak The Word
I follow the example of Jesus Christ! My obedience is to the voice of the scriptures, just as Jesus was. I trust in the written Word of God to validate my life and guide my steps. Because of my doing of the Word, I declare that promotion and exaltation are mine perpetually!