Tuesday 14 Sep 2010

Tuesday Reading: John 6:28-35
 
Key Verse: John 6:35
35  And Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes on Me shall never thirst.

Devotion:
When someone tells us of something we always look for proof that they are telling us the truth. I can remember the day when I was rung and told that an aeroplane had flown into one of the twin towers; I had to look for proof on the internet because I did not want to believe it. We are just like that. When we are given news that will change our lives or news that we don’t want to believe or find it hard to believe, then we need proof. If we were taught one thing all of our lives and then someone came along and disputed what we had been taught, we would want proof.

It is a sad thing that so many people will not get to be told the truth about the Word of God because the people that teach them do not know the truth themselves. We have teachers being assigned to teach about Christianity as if it were just another religion in schools whereas if the teachers just knew the truth they would be able to pass on that truth. Governments are not allowing teachers to teach from their hearts when they do know the truth but instead bend over backwards to accommodate other religions in favour of Christianity – after all, why should they be held back from doing wrong when the rest of the world wants to do wrong?

It is a sad attitude that we find the world has today about God’s Word. It is more so because people are no longer getting to hear the truth and so when someone does bear the truth they ask for physical proof because they cannot believe it. Jesus knows about all these problems that we face today and He is willing and able to stand by us to allow us to tell that truth as soon as we can. He wants His Word to go out to everyone and we are the ones that have to stand up and tell others. We are the ones that have to spread the truth and He is the one that will convict them. We are His spokesmen and we need to speak up!

Points to Ponder:
What were you taught about God in school?

Do you seek the truth through the bible?