Tuesday Reading: Matthew 26:6-13
Key Verse: Matthew 26:13
13 Verily I say unto you, Wherever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman has done, be told for a memorial of her.
Devotion:
Did you know that your friends and neighbours are going to talk about you? No matter where we are in life, no matter how high or low we are in the social standing in our society, people are always going to talk about us. What they have to say about us is going to be in some way based on the way that we act and the things that we do and say!
The more that we act up, the more people will be able to talk about us... Sometimes we are thrust into the public face through no fault of our own and from then on we have to be extra vigilant to make sure that we keep squeaky clean! If we go up before the public to take on some public or official office, then we have to be able to show that we are worthy of that office. If we want to get anywhere, we have to be sure to do that that is right – or at least that is what we all think about.
We all have the compulsion that we have to do the right thing before we can get anywhere. We all assume that we have to be able to live a good life so that we can reap the rewards therein. We try to work hard so that we can have a comfortable retirement. Whilst there is nothing wrong in any of these things, we miss the real reason behind our lives and the real goal in our lives.
We are the ones that have been created by our truly awesome God. We are the ones given the chance to make a decisions about what our lives are for. We are given the choice as to whether we want to follow the world or follow Christ. We are given every opportunity to make our choice with the truth being part of our everyday life – yet we still choose things based on what people are going to say or think about us rather than the truth. Make a difference and stand up for Jesus!
Points to Ponder:
What do you think people think about you?
What do you know that God thinks about you?