Tuesday Reading: John 1:6-13
Key Verse: John 1:12
12 But as many as received Him, He gave to them authority to become the children of God, to those who believe on His name,
Devotion:
How many people do you think you know that are committed to following Christ? How many of them do you think would compare with John? John was a man who was not after things of this world; indeed, he left them behind and lived in the desert. He gave his life to serve Christ in a way that puts us all to shame. We still live in our little worlds where we think we are safe and we think we are not being tempted by things around us, but if truth be told, those little worlds of ours that we have set up contain many of the temptations that we don’t want in our lives. We have grown so used to having things around us that we accept them as being part of our lives!
John was looked up to by so many people because of the stance that he had taken. Many people went out to get baptised by him in the stream where he was. Many people thought that he was someone special not because of the way that he dressed (camel skins are hardly the best clothes) and certainly not because of his great church building (he had none). They knew he was special because of the truth that he would talk of; he preached Christ. He did not take any of the praise for himself but made sure that all the glory was given to Christ who was following him.
Christ is our Light that we need to let into our lives; not just let in but to fill our lives. If we are willing and able to let Him fill our lives with the good things, then there is going to be less room for those sins in our lives. Too many of us are allowing the worldly things to fill our lives rather than heavenly things. Because of that we walk in the way of the world and others around us will see us in that light too – no matter how much we think or know of ourselves! When we block Christ from our lives, we are blocking the truth and following the world instead. We need to open our eyes and let in the light; through letting in that light we will learn from it and we will grow in it. When we live in Christ’s Light, we live in a life full of grace and truth, begotten of God.
Points to Ponder:
Name the top 10 things in your life?
How many of them are you willing to let God take?
