Saturday Reading: John 6:60-65
Key Verse: John 6:64
64 But there are some of you who do not believe. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who is the one betraying Him.
Devotion:
Have you ever been involved with picking teams from a crowd of people? Could you tell from their faces just who would be willing to be on your team? When we are in a gathering like this where teams are being picked we all tend to try and attract the attention of the person who’s team we would like to be on but we don’t really have a choice about which team we actually end up being on. Being a Christian is not like that because we actually do get to make the decision about which team we would like to be on. If we choose to be on Christ’s team, then we have to make sure that we go forward and be on that team rather than just pretend to be on it!
As we are reminded here, God already knows who is going to be on His team and He waits patiently for each one of us to come forward and make that decision to be on the team. Some take a very long time to finally make that decision because they seem to be able to have fun on the other team until they find out that the captain of the other team doesn’t care about them. If we take any notice of Christ’s team at all we will quickly see that He cares very deeply about everyone that is with Him and even those that He knows will one day make the decision to come to His team...
Christ willingly gave His life for us so that we can have eternal life. He willingly gives His body and blood for us so that if we take that step to believe by receiving His body and blood openly, He will save us. This is not to say that we have to receive communion in order to be saved but rather that we receive Him entirely. He gives us our daily bread that we need – His Word. Whether we receive it or ignore it is our choice but we need to realise how important that choice actually is! Take Christ on board every day by continuing in His Word and having faith that He is not only giving it to us but doing to through His love for us.
Points to Ponder:
Are you still playing in the crowd without choosing a team?
Is God your captain?
