Wednesday Reading: Isaiah 65:1
Key Verse: Isaiah 65:1
1 I am sought by those who asked not for Me; I am found by those who did not seek Me. I said, Behold Me, behold Me, to a nation not calling on My name.
Devotion:
Sometimes it takes something small to change the world and other times it takes a complete upheaval – quite what we will have to go through is something that we will find out when we get there. Many of us will go through life with no big deals, no big traumas, no big events and we will be quite happy with our lot. Others will face trial after trial, come head to head with danger round every corner and still be satisfied with their lot. Yet some will continue seeking for something they know is out there and never really find it because they have not looked in the right direction...
When I say that God is the way I do not say it as a saying that I have heard from others, I do not say it as something to pacify you with but I say it as something I know within my heart. No matter how much I jump up and down and preach God’s Word the choice of whether you want to believe has got to come from your own heart and nothing that I put inside you. Yes I can show you what God’s Word says and I can hopefully get you to try and understand things – but it is your choice to make...
Imagine how you would feel it you chose someone to be your friend, they treated you like a friend for a short while and then ran off and left you in the dark. Imagine the heart-break you would feel just for something like that. God chose the Jews as His people. He knew that they would reject Him but He loves them still. God has not rejected any of you because of what you have done – you have just not come to Him with an open heart yet. We are the ones that have to accept His invitation and come to Him. He extended that invitation to every person from the beginning and we are the ones that rejected Him from the start. Change that now. Change your life forever!
Points to Ponder:
What do you seek?
Are you listening to God’s call?
Key Verse: Isaiah 65:1
1 I am sought by those who asked not for Me; I am found by those who did not seek Me. I said, Behold Me, behold Me, to a nation not calling on My name.
Devotion:
Sometimes it takes something small to change the world and other times it takes a complete upheaval – quite what we will have to go through is something that we will find out when we get there. Many of us will go through life with no big deals, no big traumas, no big events and we will be quite happy with our lot. Others will face trial after trial, come head to head with danger round every corner and still be satisfied with their lot. Yet some will continue seeking for something they know is out there and never really find it because they have not looked in the right direction...
When I say that God is the way I do not say it as a saying that I have heard from others, I do not say it as something to pacify you with but I say it as something I know within my heart. No matter how much I jump up and down and preach God’s Word the choice of whether you want to believe has got to come from your own heart and nothing that I put inside you. Yes I can show you what God’s Word says and I can hopefully get you to try and understand things – but it is your choice to make...
Imagine how you would feel it you chose someone to be your friend, they treated you like a friend for a short while and then ran off and left you in the dark. Imagine the heart-break you would feel just for something like that. God chose the Jews as His people. He knew that they would reject Him but He loves them still. God has not rejected any of you because of what you have done – you have just not come to Him with an open heart yet. We are the ones that have to accept His invitation and come to Him. He extended that invitation to every person from the beginning and we are the ones that rejected Him from the start. Change that now. Change your life forever!
Points to Ponder:
What do you seek?
Are you listening to God’s call?