Saturday Reading: Luke 18:1-8
Key Verse: Luke 18:8
8 I say to you that He will avenge them speedily. Yet when the Son of Man comes, shall He find faith on the earth?
Devotion:
The one thing that God wants us to do is to stay in contact with Him always. We do that through our prayers and we can learn what He would have us to do by reading His Word. Our bibles are just amazing... If ever there was needed proof that God knew what we would get up to in our lives the bible is that proof. No matter how far we get away from God and no matter what we get up to in our lives, He has already shown us what we need to do in order to get back to Him through what has been written down for us. When we get into troubled times we can come to Him and plead with Him just as we may have to if we had been accused of something. He is more than willing to listen to everything that we bring before Him and He is Just to make sure that justice is served correctly.
This parable spoke of a judge that neither cared for people nor God. He just did what was right in his own eyes. But when the widow came to him and brought forward her plea, it troubled him and he served to avenge her so that his conscience would be absolved. If we are able to make that sort of affect on a person who neither cares for us nor God, then how much does our word count for when we bring our worries to God? Our God is the Living God who cares for us in a way that we cannot fully grasp. When we bring our issues to Him, He listens! It may take a bit of time for Him to answer us so that we will remember what we have been through and be strengthened to face the issue another day, but He answers us!
Take a good look through the bible and see how many times man has been able to fully depend on God. Take a good look through and see how many times He has defended His people against all odds. Take note of the times when He is the one that has stood up in our stead... What kind of God does that other than one who loves us fully? Lift up your prayers to Him always because He is in charge!
Points to Ponder:
Do you lift up your prayers to God always?
Do you read your bible always?
