The Interpreters

Monday 31 July
READ: Gen. 40: 1-22
MORE LESSON: 2 Pet. 3: 14 - 18

There is power in accessing God's revelations through people to whom He has committed His Word. There are people of God to whom He has given special understanding in certain areas, whose teachings are the solution to your present predicament. You might have prayed and read the Bible and you seem not to be getting the answer on your own but when you search carefully you will realise that God committed the answer to certain people and it is your responsibility to learn from them. God's servants are like interpreters that are rich in God’s Word and can help you understand and apply the Word to your present situation in simple and practical terms.
This is why it is very paramount to read good books by proven servants of God. Reading devotionals, listening to tapes and CDs of genuine men of God are ways of getting the Word of God through His servants. I have met some believers that think they have all knowledge; they don't consult books or messages, they don't write when others preach. They claim they can get everything they want direct from God and do not need intermediaries. Jesus is the only intermediary between God and man but there are interpreters that God has chosen for different areas of Christian life and special revelations are given to them.
It is analogous to the fact that everybody can read and even have a copy of the Constitution but lawyers are specially prepared to interpret the law and one may get into trouble if he is in court and insists that he does not want a lawyer because he can equally speak English. In fact, there are different lawyers with different specialties for different fields. You must learn to obtain God's counsel through the teachings of His servants.
In the more lesson of today, Peter who was a senior apostle testified about Apostle Paul that there were some special revelations and the wisdom that God had given to him and he advised others to receive revelation through Paul or else they would be damned if they twist scriptures. Maybe some of them felt that until God sent an angel personally to tell them about justification by faith, they would not agree with Paul telling them that justification is now by faith and not by the law anymore. However, God had already committed that gospel to Paul and He expected them to learn from him. It was either they listened to him or missed from God's agenda for the season.
Today, God's word to you is that as much as you personally stay to get revelations from God through His Word, you must not neglect the ministry of His servants to whom He has committed His word so that your blessing can be holistic.

Prayer/Action
* Give God thanks for the leader of your local assembly and for the revelations of God through him, in the mighty name of Jesus.
* Pray that he will remain a voice for God, relevant for all seasons, in Jesus’ name.
* Pray that the grace of God will also fall upon you for a great work, in Jesus’ name.

TODAY’S PROPHETIC PRAYER
Father, as July draws to an end let them that trouble my soul be closed down with July, in the mighty name of Jesus.