Planted or Pit

Matthew 15: ¹² Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”

¹³ He replied, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots. ¹⁴ Leave them; they are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”

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Without reading the Bible, I began to teach Sunday school. I was a corporate instructor at the time, so this could not be as hard. I picked up the lesson and began to wing it. They ate it up. This was easy!

• When I want to be noticed, I am blind and headed for the pit.
• When I think I can “wing it” with GOD, I am blind and headed for the pit.
• When I do not even believe in the words I say or teach about GOD; I am blind and headed for the pit.

I began to pick and choose what I taught in order to get rich discussion going. I stayed away from all the “boring” parts of the Bible and away from the sections that may be offensive. Soon, I was only saying what people wanted to hear. BUT GOD wanted something different.

• GOD wants me to walk with HIM instead of walking with the crowd.
• GOD wants me to believe in all of HIS word, not just the easy parts.
• GOD wants me to teach from studying HIM versus “winging it.”

Living for GOD means I do not point at myself. It means I have to say what is in the Bible, not what’s on my mind. GOD wants my eyes wide open to HIS teaching so I can lead others to HIM.

• Are you trying to steer away from some of the more difficult teaching of GOD?
• Do you teach about things people want to hear?
• Can you stop following the crowd and start teaching what GOD says to teach?
• Will you allow yourself to be planted by GOD?