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Jesus asked: Have you not read?

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Should those disciples be doing that? asked some Pharisees, aiming to be critical of Jesus and condemn the behavior of His followers (see the first paragraph of Matthew 12). In His reply, Jesus bluntly asks (twice!), have you not read (in the Scripture)? By so doing, Jesus not only rebukes those who thought wrongly about His disciples, but points all of us to the one sure and faithful standard, the Scriptures (the Bible). He directs all of us to evaluate actions and behaviors by the Word of God.

How true it is,

Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.~ Matthew 4:4

How important it is to be reading your Bible daily, to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. Or would you rather make mistaken judgements and later (eventually) face the blunt question of Jesus for yourself: Have you not read?

yours by divine mercy,
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We Persevere Because Christ Intercedes

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This is the life, history and experience of every true Christian: Though he falls, he rises again; though he is cast down, he is not destroyed. He goes on from one position to another, like the moon upon a stormy night, plunging from one cloud into another, yet by-and-by shining out again and walking in brightness. What is the secret of it all? It is the continual intercession of a mighty Friend at the right hand of God—a Friend who never slumbers and never sleeps—a Friend who cares for the believer, morning, noon, and night. The intercession of Christ is the secret of the perseverance of the Christian.

~ J.C. Ryle