Wednesday Reading: 1 Peter 2:1-10
Key Verse: 1 Peter 2:9
9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for possession, so that you might speak of the praises of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvellous light;
Devotion:
Evil speaking seems to be more a part of life now than it ever was. I would age myself terribly if I were to mention the times when people would not dare to swear in public, so I shall not. But each one of us does not need to look too far back or in too many directions to find that there are or were people that refuse to allow themselves to get caught up in swearing and other bad language. We do have a choice as to whether we follow the evil around us or whether we turn our backs on it and seek God instead.
It is not just the swearing but the way in which we talk about others, the deceit that we carry round with us, the lies that we allow into our lives; and to what gain? Well, we like to think that we will gain out of allowing some evil into our lives because it will allow us to be with more people thus giving us a better chance at things – or so we would like to think! God has rejected mans evil ways from the beginning of time and will continue to do so because He is Just! But God also chooses many people to do His work and to display His will to the rest of the world.
I praise Him and lift His name up high through what I do so that others may know that He is God and not just some prophet or king that may or may not be able to do things. God is God! Let us lift Him up to His rightful place. If we start to do that then we have a duty to make sure that we do not bring Him down; and bring Him down we will through what we do in front of Him. If we say He is God and then act the fool in front of Him and in front of others, are we not then showing others that we no longer fear our Very God? Being a Christian is about living with God and not in spite of God. Let God in your life and let Him be in control!
Points to Ponder:
Are you getting the picture?
God needs to be in control if you want to lift Him up!
Key Verse: 1 Peter 2:9
9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for possession, so that you might speak of the praises of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvellous light;
Devotion:
Evil speaking seems to be more a part of life now than it ever was. I would age myself terribly if I were to mention the times when people would not dare to swear in public, so I shall not. But each one of us does not need to look too far back or in too many directions to find that there are or were people that refuse to allow themselves to get caught up in swearing and other bad language. We do have a choice as to whether we follow the evil around us or whether we turn our backs on it and seek God instead.
It is not just the swearing but the way in which we talk about others, the deceit that we carry round with us, the lies that we allow into our lives; and to what gain? Well, we like to think that we will gain out of allowing some evil into our lives because it will allow us to be with more people thus giving us a better chance at things – or so we would like to think! God has rejected mans evil ways from the beginning of time and will continue to do so because He is Just! But God also chooses many people to do His work and to display His will to the rest of the world.
I praise Him and lift His name up high through what I do so that others may know that He is God and not just some prophet or king that may or may not be able to do things. God is God! Let us lift Him up to His rightful place. If we start to do that then we have a duty to make sure that we do not bring Him down; and bring Him down we will through what we do in front of Him. If we say He is God and then act the fool in front of Him and in front of others, are we not then showing others that we no longer fear our Very God? Being a Christian is about living with God and not in spite of God. Let God in your life and let Him be in control!
Points to Ponder:
Are you getting the picture?
God needs to be in control if you want to lift Him up!