Devotion 391
“God’s Assigned Tutor”
Reference: 2 Chronicles Chapter 24
When a child was born, the Father assigned them the best tutor to instruct them in the ways of the Father.
Galatians 4:1-2 “Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all; [2] But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.”
Before His ascension, Jesus Christ promised the Disciples a new Tutor and Leader.
John 14:25-26 “These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. [26] But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.”
The Holy Spirit is the Shepherd and Leader of the Church.
Not the catechism.
Not the Apostle’s creed.
Not the sacraments.
Not popes, Rabbis, priests, or Superintendents.
God’s appointed Tutor and Leader of the Church is the Holy Spirit.
We must be led by the Holy Spirit!
If every Believer in Christ will receive and be led by the Holy Spirit, there will not be a denomination.
After the birth of the Church, God the Father assigned this Tutor (the Holy Spirit) to teach the Ways (Word) of God. So that the Church will match God exactly in Word.
God took the physical body of Christ and set Him on His right hand, and sent back His Spirit to lead the Church.
If Jesus Christ continued as a physical man to lead us on earth today, wicked men and women would try to kill Him again. God in His Wisdom has provided Jesus Christ in the Person of the Holy Spirit to lead the Church. Wicked men and women cannot kill the Holy Spirit. This is the Wisdom of God.
Christ in the form of the Holy Spirit is not just with us, but in us.
John 14:16-17 “And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; [17] Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.”
Jesus said, “I in you.”
John 14:20 “At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.”
That day was the Day of Pentecost.
Everything that was in God was placed in Christ. On the Day of Pentecost, everything that was in Christ wad poured into the one hundred and twenty vessels of men and women.
In the absence of Jehoida his leader, Joash spirals downward.
Let’s read:
2 Chronicles 24:1-14 “Joash was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Zibiah of Beer–sheba. [2] And Joash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest. [3] And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters. [4] And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to repair the house of the LORD. [5] And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that ye hasten the matter. Howbeit the Levites hastened it not. [6] And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said unto him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the collection, according to the commandment of Moses the servant of the LORD, and of the congregation of Israel, for the tabernacle of witness? [7] For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of the LORD did they bestow upon Baalim. [8] And at the king's commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD. [9] And they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in to the LORD the collection that Moses the servant of God laid upon Israel in the wilderness. [10] And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had made an end. [11] Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king's office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the high priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to his place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance. [12] And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the LORD, and also such as wrought iron and brass to mend the house of the LORD. [13] So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in his state, and strengthened it. [14] And when they had finished it, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, whereof were made vessels for the house of the LORD, even vessels to minister, and to offer withal, and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the LORD continually all the days of Jehoiada.”
The righteous leadership of Jehoiada was the strength of Judah. But like all men, the enemy of death was too strong for Jehoiada.
We continue our reading:
2 Chronicles 24:15-18 “But Jehoiada waxed old, and was full of days when he died; an hundred and thirty years old was he when he died. [16] And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God, and toward his house. [17] Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them. [18] And they left the house of the LORD God of their fathers, and served groves and idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass.”
Jehoiada was the salt that was preserving Judah. In his absence, Judah went directly into idolatry.
The child of God in Christ is the only salt on earth today.
Matthew 5:13 “Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.”
When the children of God in Christ are removed out of the earth, the world will be an uninhabitable place.
We continue our reading:
2 Chronicles 24:19-22 “Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the LORD; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear. [20] And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you. [21] And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the LORD. [22] Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The LORD look upon it, and require it.”
Joash killed the son of the man who guided him to righteousness. He was able to kill the man Zechariah the son of Jehoiada but not the Spirit (Holy Spirit) that was with the man.
Man can kill man but not the God in a man. God simply moves His Spirit into another man or woman.
We conclude our reading:
2 Chronicles 24:23-27 “And it came to pass at the end of the year, that the host of Syria came up against him: and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them unto the king of Damascus. [24] For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men, and the LORD delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. So they executed judgment against Joash. [25] And when they were departed from him, (for they left him in great diseases,) his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died: and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in the sepulchres of the kings. [26] And these are they that conspired against him; Zabad the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith a Moabitess. [27] Now concerning his sons, and the greatness of the burdens laid upon him, and the repairing of the house of God, behold, they are written in the story of the book of the kings. And Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.”
Joash killed Zechariah but could not kill the God Who was with Zechariah.
Let the Word of God bring us to the Person of the Holy Spirit. BELIEVE and confess Christ the Word as we’ve revealed Him from the First Adam. He has come to dwell in us, in Christ!
Reference: 2 Chronicles Chapter 24
When a child was born, the Father assigned them the best tutor to instruct them in the ways of the Father.
Galatians 4:1-2 “Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all; [2] But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.”
Before His ascension, Jesus Christ promised the Disciples a new Tutor and Leader.
John 14:25-26 “These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. [26] But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.”
The Holy Spirit is the Shepherd and Leader of the Church.
Not the catechism.
Not the Apostle’s creed.
Not the sacraments.
Not popes, Rabbis, priests, or Superintendents.
God’s appointed Tutor and Leader of the Church is the Holy Spirit.
We must be led by the Holy Spirit!
If every Believer in Christ will receive and be led by the Holy Spirit, there will not be a denomination.
After the birth of the Church, God the Father assigned this Tutor (the Holy Spirit) to teach the Ways (Word) of God. So that the Church will match God exactly in Word.
God took the physical body of Christ and set Him on His right hand, and sent back His Spirit to lead the Church.
If Jesus Christ continued as a physical man to lead us on earth today, wicked men and women would try to kill Him again. God in His Wisdom has provided Jesus Christ in the Person of the Holy Spirit to lead the Church. Wicked men and women cannot kill the Holy Spirit. This is the Wisdom of God.
Christ in the form of the Holy Spirit is not just with us, but in us.
John 14:16-17 “And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; [17] Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.”
Jesus said, “I in you.”
John 14:20 “At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.”
That day was the Day of Pentecost.
Everything that was in God was placed in Christ. On the Day of Pentecost, everything that was in Christ wad poured into the one hundred and twenty vessels of men and women.
In the absence of Jehoida his leader, Joash spirals downward.
Let’s read:
2 Chronicles 24:1-14 “Joash was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Zibiah of Beer–sheba. [2] And Joash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest. [3] And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters. [4] And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to repair the house of the LORD. [5] And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that ye hasten the matter. Howbeit the Levites hastened it not. [6] And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said unto him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the collection, according to the commandment of Moses the servant of the LORD, and of the congregation of Israel, for the tabernacle of witness? [7] For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of the LORD did they bestow upon Baalim. [8] And at the king's commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD. [9] And they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in to the LORD the collection that Moses the servant of God laid upon Israel in the wilderness. [10] And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had made an end. [11] Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king's office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the high priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to his place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance. [12] And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the LORD, and also such as wrought iron and brass to mend the house of the LORD. [13] So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in his state, and strengthened it. [14] And when they had finished it, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, whereof were made vessels for the house of the LORD, even vessels to minister, and to offer withal, and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the LORD continually all the days of Jehoiada.”
The righteous leadership of Jehoiada was the strength of Judah. But like all men, the enemy of death was too strong for Jehoiada.
We continue our reading:
2 Chronicles 24:15-18 “But Jehoiada waxed old, and was full of days when he died; an hundred and thirty years old was he when he died. [16] And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God, and toward his house. [17] Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them. [18] And they left the house of the LORD God of their fathers, and served groves and idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass.”
Jehoiada was the salt that was preserving Judah. In his absence, Judah went directly into idolatry.
The child of God in Christ is the only salt on earth today.
Matthew 5:13 “Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.”
When the children of God in Christ are removed out of the earth, the world will be an uninhabitable place.
We continue our reading:
2 Chronicles 24:19-22 “Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the LORD; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear. [20] And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you. [21] And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the LORD. [22] Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The LORD look upon it, and require it.”
Joash killed the son of the man who guided him to righteousness. He was able to kill the man Zechariah the son of Jehoiada but not the Spirit (Holy Spirit) that was with the man.
Man can kill man but not the God in a man. God simply moves His Spirit into another man or woman.
We conclude our reading:
2 Chronicles 24:23-27 “And it came to pass at the end of the year, that the host of Syria came up against him: and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them unto the king of Damascus. [24] For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men, and the LORD delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. So they executed judgment against Joash. [25] And when they were departed from him, (for they left him in great diseases,) his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died: and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in the sepulchres of the kings. [26] And these are they that conspired against him; Zabad the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith a Moabitess. [27] Now concerning his sons, and the greatness of the burdens laid upon him, and the repairing of the house of God, behold, they are written in the story of the book of the kings. And Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.”
Joash killed Zechariah but could not kill the God Who was with Zechariah.
Let the Word of God bring us to the Person of the Holy Spirit. BELIEVE and confess Christ the Word as we’ve revealed Him from the First Adam. He has come to dwell in us, in Christ!
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