Sunday 24 Aug 2008

Sunday Reading: Romans 15:8-13

 

Key Verse: Romans 15:13

13  And may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in
believing, that you may abound in hope through the power of the Holy
Spirit.



Devotion:

For so many years the Jews waited for the one that would fulfil the
prophecies. They waited for their Messiah; and many still wait. But as
we look back on the life of Christ we can see how He fulfilled every
prophecy and did so much more. How then can they not see Christ as the
Messiah? There is no excuse left for them to try and use other than the
fact that they do not want to believe!



As it is now with all non-Jews, we have no excuse left that we can
bring up to say that Christ is not the Messiah. The only excuse that
any man can have is that he has not heard the gospel at all – and there
are not many people left who have not heard about Jesus Christ being
crucified for them. Unfortunately many do not understand because the
story has never been told to them in all its glory. For once we hear
the truth, we too have no excuse not to believe it... It is already
written that all nations will praise His Holy name – that is a fact.



The one thing that sets Christ apart from any other religion, sect or
way of life is that with our belief in Him we have the joy and peace
that surpasses all other. When we put our faith and trust in Him we do
find a joy and peace that goes far beyond any other we can find.
Nothing in our lives will ever be able to give us that same joy or
peace. Nothing we create or do can ever replace Christ. Nothing can
ever live up to the power of God, our Creator, our Sustainer and our
King; because God is the power behind us all. He loves us so much that
He gave us His Son and He demonstrated His love for us by laying down
His life on the cross. His continued love can be experienced day by day
through living with The Holy Spirit, the one whom He gave us to give us
Joy and Peace every day of our lives. How can we turn our backs on such
a wonderful, loving, just God who has done everything for us already –
yet continues to do things for us when we continue to trip up and
falter from His ways.



Points to Ponder:

Does your best friend wind you up or make you happy?

 

Are you seeking Christ to find your joy and peace?