Friday Reading: Luke 13:23-30
Key Verse: Luke 13:25
25 And once the Master of the house has risen up and has shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us, and He shall answer and say to you, I do not know you; from where are you;
Devotion:
The difference between being curious about something and actually getting involved in that thing is vast. Christ was trying to show those around Him that this difference can be the difference between eternal life and eternal frustration. That difference is between having knowledge about Christ and having a personal relationship with Him – they are on two different sides of the coin...
We must not be asking things like how many people will be saved or what will my friends do but rather focus on your own self and your own relationship with Christ. How is it going to benefit you to know who is going to heaven and who is not if you do not know where you are going. All you will have is a lot of head knowledge about others and absolutely no benefit to yourself. When we set our focus on Christ instead of everything else around us we will begin to see just how important it is to get to know God. We will see how important it is to change our own lives to be more like God would have us to be. What use is it being the chief of priests if you do not personally know Christ? That may sound odd but there are those who have made a profession out of it rather than getting to know God themselves.
When the time comes when each of us will face our Lord, we need to be sure that we do know Him and that He knows us because if He does not know us, we will be the ones left outside when all others are being invited in. Imagine going along to a party and being turned away at the door because you never bothered to get to know the person when others did... It is not about whether you will get to be first in the door but the fact that you can actually make it into the door that counts! Make sure that you do spend time with God and get to know Him rather than listening in to other people’s conversations all the time...
Points to Ponder:
How much do you know about God?
Are you getting to know Him rather than getting to know of Him?
