It is from the Word of God that we learn to worship Him and this worship is to be in Spirit, in the fear of the Lord. Nadab and Abihu did not minister to Him in this reverential fear. They were careless and they were consumed by fire.
In the account of Jesus commanding the storm to stop, we see Him revealing Himself more fully to His disciples. And we find great lessons here for ourselves, seeing once more the vital importance of reading, studying, believing and knowing God's Word.
If a person will not hear God's Word, or when a person is simply careless and does not love God's Word, at some point God gives them over to blindness and deafness to His Word. We must give ourselves to hearing, reading, studying the Bible and if we do so, God will give us even clearer sight and hearing.
Jesus rebuked the Pharisees and scribes for elevating their traditions above God's Word. We must take care that we do not create unbiblical traditions ourselves.
Even a cursory reading of 2 Timothy makes it clear that the fundamental calling of a pastor is to preach God's Word.
Ryle's sermon entitled Freedom demonstrates to us that the most important kind of freedom is spiritual, the freedom only Christ can give.
