Gospel Of Matthew Chapter Two
The Arrival Of The King -The
Demonstration
Chapter two feeds off of chapter one's
exclamation b
y giving a demonstration of
the arrival of the king of the Jews.
1. The King Is Worshipped
- 2:1,13
a. Worship That Was Sincere - vs.11
b. Worship That Was Insincere - vs.13
Note the contrast between Sincere and
Insincere worship:
<> Investment is lacking with insincere
worship
<> Involvement is lacking with insincere
worship
2. The King In Warfare - 2:13,23
a. The King Is Hated - vs.12
Why People Hate Jesus?
b. The King Is Hunted - vs.13,14
c. The King Is Heralded - vs,15,23
True
Worship That Sticks Out...
Worship
of the Lord Jesus Christ is born and en
abled
only by the grace of God exacted by the
Holy Spirit (John
16:13). Worship is obedience to the
teachings of Christ. Obedience is not
impulsive boldness as with Peter who
walked on water and yet followed Christ
from a distance on dry ground. More
often than not, it is our pride and/or
human instincts or peer pressure that
motivate us to survive the difficult and
unusual moments. It takes the grace of
God to obey consistently and confidently
in the ordinary routines afforded us.
Our natural inclination is to do
something exceptional for God. Yet, we
are never commanded to do so. The most
glorious and exceptional thing we could
ever do for God is to Believe God (John
6:29;
Hebrews 11:6). Christianity is
not learning to be exceptional for
God... it is becoming expectational of
God (Matthew 7:7,8)
Sincerely, Dr. Arthur Belanger
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