Tuesday Reading: John 14:18-20
Key Verse: John 14:20
20 At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
Devotion:
No matter what happens around us and no matter what happens to us we can always know that God is with us and that He continues to care for us. We see so much going wrong in the world around us, a direct consequence of sin and unbelief. We see all manner of things that we do not like and want to turn round and blame someone else because we cannot think of ourselves as being responsible for what is wrong in the world. What we should be doing is listening to the truth as Christ has shown us and acting on that truth.
Christ tried to give the disciples an insight into what was going to happen without spelling every single step out to them. I’m sure that if He had spelled out ever step that the disciples would have had a whole lot more doubt in their minds. But by seeing things unfold and being able to piece things together in their own minds they became stronger and more sure of their faith. Christ wants each one of us to grow in the truth and to be able to take that truth with us wherever we go. To that extent He made sure that when He died the Holy Spirit would be able to take up the task of watching out for us whilst we live here on earth.
His promises have been made sure by all that He has done. All that He said that He would do has been done. All that He wants us to know up front is given to us in our bibles. Through teaching each and every day He continues to allow us to learn more from His Word; that teaching coming from the Holy Spirit who dwells with and in us. We may not see Him walking this world with us but we can see His wonderful creation all around us and know that He continues to support us all. His love and tender mercy goes way and beyond anything that we can imagine with our friends or family. His love has been displayed to us and His love is absolute and true. Trust in Him now...
Points to Ponder:
What gets your blame when things go wrong?
Have you asked God to help put things right lately?
