Tues., 1/22/19 Devotion (Matt. 22:29)

Today's encouragement comes from Matthew 22:29, which says this:

"Jesus answered and said to them, 'You are mistaken, not knowing the Scrip-tures nor the power of God.' "

The sure way to error is through ignorance. There are two particular areas of theology about which we cannot afford to be uninformed: the Scriptures, and the power of God. When we do not know the Bible, we are easy prey to the world's and the devil's false gospels. When we do not know the power of God, we think we have something to do with our salvation.

God has given His church the means of grace. In and through them, we learn the gospel of salvation, and the goal of the Scriptures: love for Jesus Christ.

[Puritan quote of the day: "Believing in Christ is the great thing that God presses upon sinners throughout the Scripture, as all know that know any-thing of Scripture.” —Thomas Brooks, in, "Precious Remedies against Sa-tan's Devices"]