Word and Power of God

After becoming believer also, many times in our lives we make mistakes.

and we wonder where it went wrong,where did the mistake happen?

you might say i am coming to Church, i am giving tithe, but where was the mistake.

Matthew 22:23-29 NKJV

23 The same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Him and asked Him, 24 saying: “Teacher, Moses said that if a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up offspring for his brother. 25 Now there were with us seven brothers. The first died after he had married, and having no offspring, left his wife to his brother. 26 Likewise the second also, and the third, even to the seventh. 27 Last of all the woman died also. 28 Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had her.”

Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God.

There are 2 types of questions.

1) You want to Honest - know the Truth, 

2) You want to dis-honest - want to trick others.

The Sadducees never believe in Resurrection.

They wanted to test/trick Jesus.

They asked a question which looked tricky , testy

There were seven brothers who had one woman and whose wife she will be in heaven.

At first, they might have thought the best tricky question ever to ask.

But they don't know that they are dealing with Creator, the Son of God.

When you know who the person you are dealing with. Your questions will be different.

If you are talking to a small baby, your question will be to the stature of the other person.

If the opposite person status is an doctor, you will not ask a tricky question, but with respect you will ask how a disease can be healed etc.

I cannot goto bill gates and put a tricky question about software. But when we ask a question you will ask to know something.

Most of the time, our questions to God ,why what , how does it make sense.

Jesus reply to Sadducees is this.

Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God.
Matthew 22:29 NKJV

You are mistaken.

1) Not knowing Scriptures
2) Not knowing the Power of God.

A person is mistaken because of 2 things.

First
If he doesn't know Scriptures

The Sadducees asked whose wife she will be in heaven.

Jesus said you don't know Scriptures, they saw they are teachers, buy they don't know what will be in heaven.

Jesus said don't you know that they will be like angels in heaven.

And God Said IAM the God of Abraham. Isaac and Jacob.

He didn't say I was, but IAM.

Even a small verb matters in the Word of God.

Delight in the Word of God. Deligently seek God and believe in His Word and you will see amazing things.

John 20:9 NKJV

After Jesus Resurrection, when the disciples Peter and John went to the tomb they went inside. The Word says they did not know the scripture, that He must rise again from the dead.

For as yet they did not know the Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead.

What is the Scripture they don't know

Psalms 16:10 NKJV

For You will not leave my soul in Sheol, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.

But same Peter on the day of Pentecost, spoke to Word

Acts 2:31 NKJV

he, foreseeing this, spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that His soul was not left in Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption.

Do you know the Word of God.

Knowing the Word of God is not the information you have because you heard a message nor Because you read the Word.

But do you believe in the Word.

Sadducees might have heard about Resurrection many times, 

but they never believed because they thought they belong to particular group. And the whole groups did not believe in resurrection , so the people born in that community also believe what their parents did.

Knowing the Word means- Your Trust in Word of God should exceed your above your culture, above your traditions.

Sadducees could not come out of their cult beliefs.

We many times act like Sadducees.

I come from this region, in my region we do like this, so I will do like that.
For example: we follow so many traditions and we are not able to overcome even though we heard the Word so many times because we heard it but we did not believe it.

Then we come and ask tricky questions to Pastor ,  just like Sadducees did.

God is not partial.

Do you know the Word of God?
When God speaks to you , do you believe it.

For people who believe they have no questions or they have right questions.

For people who don't know the Word they are mistaken.

Second:

People will be mistaken when they don't know the Power of God.

People of Israel saw many wonders  when they were in Egypt.

Moses did many miracles in Egypt.

But when they came to Wilderness , for every discomfort they started doubting, At every point, they doubted Gods Power. so they were mistaken and lost in their journey because of their unbelief in Power of God.

Lord's creation- Power

Gods Power is revealed in His Creation

Romans 1:20

 20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and [g]Godhead, so that they are without excuse,

His Power is revealed since the creation of the world.Right from the creation of the world , all the mountains trees, heavens, all the animals, birds and everything that you see. Gods power is visible.

Woman with the issue of blood.

Mark 5:30 NKJV
And Jesus, immediately knowing in Himself that power had gone out of Him, turned around in the crowd and said, “Who touched My clothes?”

There is a big multitude and so many people are touching Jesus.
But power of God went out to one woman.

The woman heard of Jesus, and she took a step of faith if only I touch Him, I shall be made well.

Power of God is  available even to this day to those who step out in faith.
That absolute trust in the power of God .

Today this nation has medicine for every disease they find, people Google for every issue of the body.
But lf everyone of us can just say If only I touch him , I Shall be made well.

Every time a healing happens, Work of God is done, there is Power is released.

Sadducees did not understand this Power of God.

The Sadducees are descendants of Priest Zadok, who served in the days of King David and his son Solomon .
Later they became very wealthy and influential.

They are a group who believes in Supreme God,but they don't believe in life after death, or angels and spirit .
They think everything ends here

But they are religious leaders.

Today also we see many people who are religious but deny the power of God.

They have from of godliness but deny it's Power.

having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!

II Timothy 3:5 NKJV

When people of God become lovers of Pleasure, than lovers of God. You deny the Power of God.
And people say ,If it happens then let it happen.

When we become true lovers of God, we will see the power of Godliness.

Living in the miracles, signs, wonders  of God is th supernatural life for believer.

Here am I and the children whom the Lord has given me! We  are for signs and wonders in Israel From the Lord of hosts, Who dwells in Mount Zion.

Isaiah 8:18 NKJV

Isaiah said Here i am , me and my children, we are for signs and wonders of God.
Israel was backsliding at that time, and Isaiah say this.

Judges 6:13 NKJV

Gideon said to Him, “O my Lord, if the Lord is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all His miracles which our fathers told us about, saying, ‘Did not the Lord bring us up from Egypt?’ But now the Lord has forsaken us and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.”

Gideon say My Lord where are all the same miracles. Gideon was desperate to see the Power of God in their lives.

One thing that becomes a hindrance for power of God is our legal minds.
Lawful mind

And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand. And they asked Him, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—that they might accuse Him.

Matthew 12:10 NKJV

The religious leaders at that time we're more concerned about Sabbath than to see the power of God.

When anyone is healed on Sabbath,they would say why He healed on Sabbath.

Today Church has to come out of this legalistic nature.
Can this disease be healed.
Can this relationship be healed?
After these many years of marriage , can they have children?

Lord Jesus many times had done miracles when there was Sabbath.

Let not our lawful mind be an obstacle for the release of  power of God - Sabbath.

Paul came in Word and Power.

I Thessalonians 1:5 NKJV

For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance, as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake.

Real test is in Power of God.

I Corinthians 4:18‭-‬20 NKJV

Now some are puffed up, as though I were not coming to you. But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord wills, and I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power. For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power.

Jesus said to the Sadducees, you are mistaken.
Because you do not know the Word.
You do not know the Power of God.

Let us seek  His Word and Power

Amen.