A few days ago we mentioned that as a rabbi Jesus would have been a master teacher, but what does that mean?
Read Matthew 19:13-15
As a rabbi, Jesus would have had to be considered a master teacher, but what does that mean? First of all, Jesus would have had to know (memorized) the Scriptures, secondly he would have had to know how to speak to people’s hearts. Finally Jesus would have had to have been sharp. As we read the Scriptures, we notice that Jesus seems to be very quick, but how often do we just assume it’s because he’s God?
As we look at this piece of Scripture, Jesus is in the middle of a sermon, when a bunch of kids come up an interrupt him, while their parents ask Jesus to bless them. This is why the disciples get upset and begin to rebuke them. It’s here in the midst of interruption that Jesus makes a point. He warns his disciples about keeping children from Jesus. What makes this such a powerful statement is not that long ago (Matthew 18:1-7) Jesus warns very strongly about keeping children from Jesus.
What is so incredible about Jesus here is he does all of this, on the spot in the midst of interruption. Think about how we react to interruptions. How often do we see interruptions as an opportunity to reveal Jesus to the world? Or do we see more of the disciples than Jesus in ourselves, and find that we’re just angry we didn’t get to do what we planned on doing?
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