Thursday Reading: John 11:7-10
Key Verse: John 11:10
10 But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles because there is no light in him.
Devotion:
How many times have you tripped over something or stepped in something whilst walking along in the dark or with your eyes closed? No matter how clever we think we are or how good we think our memories are, there are always things that we either forget or remember incorrectly. If we want to be able to know things then we have to learn about them and we have to do that in a good environment or with our eyes open! Unless we continue to learn and re-learn then we could go through life believing something that is false.
When Jesus said that He was going back to Judea the disciples were a bit worried because the Jews had already tried to have Him stoned. To us, going back into a dangerous situation is not too clever. To an army person, going back into danger is close to normal; but they will only go back if they know that the odds are for them and not against them. It would be useless going back into danger if you knew you had no chance of survival because the outcome would be certain death. That is what separates Christ from us. He knew exactly what was going to happen, but He also knew that He had a little more time to go and raise Lazarus from the dead. He was walking back into the situation with His eyes wide open and a knowledge of what lay ahead.
When Christ says that we need to trust Him it is because He does know what lies ahead for each one of us. He knows the best way through the situations and He knows what is best for us during this time as well. Trusting Him may seem like a hard thing to do when we cannot see what lies ahead; that is why we have our bibles so that we can see that He has always done what is right and best. Trust Him to be your guide right now.
Points to Ponder:
How well do you see with your eyes closed?
Do you trust Jesus to lead you forward when you cannot see?
