December 17, 2024 7:00 pm
“I’ve got to declare an emergency. My pilot’s deceased.” Doug White nervously uttered those words to the control tower monitoring his flight. Minutes after takeoff, the pilot of the private plane Doug’s family had chartered suddenly passed away. Doug stepped into the cockpit with just three-month’s training in flying less sophisticated aircraft. He then carefully listened to controllers at a local airport who talked him through landing the plane. Later, Doug said, “[They] saved my family from an almost certain fiery death.”
We have one who alone can help us navigate the challenges in life. Moses, speaking to the Israelites, said, “The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you . . . . You must listen to him” (Deuteronomy 18:15). This promise pointed to a succession of prophets God provided for His people, but it also spoke of the Messiah. Both Peter and Stephen would later state that this ultimate prophet was Jesus (Acts 3:22; 7:37). He alone came to tell us the loving and wise instructions of God (Deuteronomy 18:18).
During Christ’s life, God the Father said, “This is my Son . . . . Listen to him!” (Mark 9:7). To live wisely and avoid crashing and burning in this life, let’s listen to Jesus as He speaks through the Scriptures and the Holy Spirit. Listening to Him makes all the difference.
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Welcome to today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread. I'm Tom Felton, and I titled our reading, Who We Listened To. I've got to declare an emergency. My pilot's deceased. Doug White nervously uttered those words to the control tower monitoring his flight. Minutes after takeoff, the pilot of the private plane Doug's family had chartered suddenly passed away. Doug stepped into the cockpit with just three months training in flying less sophisticated aircraft.
He then carefully listened to controllers at a local airport who talked him through landing the plane. Later, Doug said, They saved my family from an almost certain fiery death. We have one who alone can help us navigate the challenges in life. The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you.
You must listen to him. This promise pointed to a succession of prophets God provided for his people, but it also spoke of the Messiah. Both Peter and Stephen would later state that this ultimate prophet was Jesus. He alone came to tell us the loving and wise instructions of God.
During Christ's life, God the Father in Mark chapter 9 said, This is my son. Listen to him. To live wisely and avoid crashing and burning in this life, let's listen to Jesus as he speaks through the scriptures and the Holy Spirit.
Listening to him makes all the difference. Today's Our Daily Bread devotional scripture reading is from Deuteronomy chapter 18 verses 15 through 18. The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you from your fellow Israelites.
You must listen to him. For this is what you asked of the Lord your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly when you said, Let us not hear the voice of the Lord our God, nor see this great fire anymore, or we will die. The Lord said to me, What they say is good. I will raise up for them a prophet like you. From among their fellow Israelites, and I will put my words in his mouth. He will tell them everything I command him. Our Daily Bread ministries are provided by Our Daily Bread ministries.
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