The 'Key' is in Your Heart

~~~ Romans 3:21-30 ~~~ Psalm 130 ~~~ Luke 11:47-54 ~~~

 

Woe to you, scholars of the law!
You have taken away the key of knowledge.
You yourselves did not enter and you stopped those trying to enter.

 

These sharp words from Jesus directed toward the lawyers

strengthens their conviction to do away with him even more.

Now it becomes critical for them to get rid of him any way possible.

 

These scholars have concealed the key by continuously

imposing more and more restrictions on the people.

 

When you have a key you also have something that is

or can be locked up.

Kept in secret....kept for a later date...

 

They have taken the key of knowledge.

They themselves have not used this key to access the true knowledge.

Instead of teaching the truth they have made their own version.

They do not want the people to have access to the truth.

They themselves do not really want to have the knowledge.

 

Jesus gave Peter the keys to the kingdom of heaven.

Keys represent authority in the Bible. Today we symbolically give

a new mayor the keys of the city.

 

Keys are unique...

A specific key fits into a corresponding lock.

Why would you keep in your possession a key

that you never intend to use?

 

Why would you feel the need to remove the key from others?

The key of knowledge must have deep significance.

 

 

These scholars had the responsibility

to lead the people toward holiness.

Instead they got caught up in their own grandeur.

 

When you have the key of knowledge

you can open up the meaning of God's words.

You then have a better chance of reaching your eternal home.

 

These learned men were worried.

How could they hold on to their esteemed position in society

if people knew the real truths?

 If the people were able to understand the ways of God

they might no longer need these so called scholars.

 

The people might come to a realization that the key

to knowledge was simple...

it was love.

 

From the very beginning God told Adam and Eve

 not to eat of the tree of good and evil.

This was symbolic of the tree of knowledge.

Gaining knowledge was more than they could resist.

 

The scholars were more motivated by fear

and pride than knowledge.

They were fearful of learning the truth themselves

so they kept the key,

but never unlocked the treasure of the truth.

 

They were corrupted with pride;

 convincing themselves that they had all of the answers.

They saw no reason to use the key of knowledge.

Lack of knowledge was one tool used to control the people;

until it came to Jesus.

 

Jesus had all of the knowledge...he was the key.

Nothing they said or did could control Jesus.

 They could not stop him from his salvation mission.

 

You do not look for something you believe to be already

 in your possession.

A very dangerous place to linger;

we are either moving toward God or away from God.

There is no such thing as static with God.

 

Jesus is the key of knowledge.

He tells us to take up our cross and follow him.

He tells us to love one another as ourselves.

He tells us to know, love and serve him with our whole

body, mind, heart, and soul. 

 

Blessings come from trusting in the knowledge

that you are loved by Jesus.

  He will not take away the key of knowledge.

He invites you to enter and gain knowledge of him.