Yesterday I told you what I was thinking about Deuteronomy. Where’s the prophet? You can probably guess where I’m going with this one.

Here’s the prophet: the God-man Jesus Christ. Sometimes he’s referred to by his “offices” or the jobs he does in his ministry: prophet, priest, and king.

It’s funny: in the New Testament, Jesus is never explicitly named as a prophet. And yet he clearly is a prophet–he is THE prophet–in that he reveals God to us and speaks God’s word to us.

Jesus doesn’t need to say, “Thus says the Lord” like the OT prophets. Instead, he says: “Truly, truly, I say to you…” He’s not just speaking for God, he’s speaking as God.

For us, that means that Jesus’ words–and the rest of our Bibles that aren’t printed in red–are God’s word directly to us. When we choose to obey Scripture, we choose obey God himself.

So let’s take seriously what we read and look for ways to obey God’s word in every area of our lives.

“For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.” 1 John 5:3.

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