Heard And Taught

If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus….

Ephesians 4:21

As we have ‘learned Christ,’ what have we ‘heard’ from Him and ‘been taught by Him?’  We have heard the gracious words that have proceeded out of His mouth.  He has taught us to love the weak, to support the weary, to nurse the sick and to help the poor.  He has shown us what it means to lead an utterly selfless life; to seek not wealth or fame, but to live and die for the good of others.  We have heard Him speak peace to the troubled soul and comfort to the afflicted.  We have learned that all of the manifold wisdom of God lies in Him.  We have seen His example of standing up to religious bullies and driving those who steal, in the name of religion, away from their money tables.  We have heard Him boldly proclaim, ‘I am the way, the truth and the life.’  We have learned that in Him and in Him Alone is the only hope of eternal life.  We have learned that the world around us has nothing to offer and that a few moments of glory will fade to a black night of shame.  We have heard His wisdom and learned that all of life that is worth living, is lived with eternity’s values in view.  All this and more we have heard and learned of Christ.

Our most Holy and All-wise God,
we rejoice that You have shown us Christ,
and in showing us Him,
have instructed us in the way we should go.
We praise You, that every day as we look to Him,
we will learn more of what it means to imitate Him.

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning