Saturday Reading: Psalm 27:14
Key Verse: Psalm 27:14
14 Hope in The LORD; be of good courage, and He shall make your heart strong; yea, hope in The LORD.
Devotion:
There will always be times in your life when you feel most alone and those times are not always going to be when you are alone but may well be when you are surrounded by people. It is awesome that we can know and depend on God always because even when we feel like we are at our most vulnerable we can be sure that our God is watching over us. How can I explain this a bit more? Let’s take a very good friend, one who is always willing to help you out, to listen to you when you want to complain and to offer you advise when you need it. Now what would happen to us if that friend should leave us to go to another country or to start a new life? Our life may well get turned upside down because we suddenly realise that the depth of that friendship was not real. Our trust in others may well be destroyed because of a simple thing like that.
But that is when God can show us a point or two. He will never leave us nor forsake us. That means that no matter what, we are safe in His hands forever. You may turn round and point fingers at all the bad stuff that is happening in this world and all the pain and suffering and say that God should not allow that if He does love us. Well, let’s take a look at the other side of the coin... Where were you when He asked you to come to Him? Did you come to Him? Where were you when He offered you eternal life? Did you come to Him and accept it? If you have never made a friend of God then how is He supposed to be there as a friend for you? If you have never trusted Him as a friend then why do you try and call Him a friend?
God continues to open His arms and call us all in. He continues to try to show us how loving He is. If we are not going to accept that Jesus Christ is God as He said He was, then we will never trust Him as our friend, never mind as our Father. If we will not trust Him as God, our Heavenly Father, then we cannot yet hope for Him to say that we are His friend that is constantly looking out for us. But always remember. He is the one who willingly gave His life to be your friend to start with...
Points to Ponder:
Who is your best friend?
Do you trust Christ?
Key Verse: Psalm 27:14
14 Hope in The LORD; be of good courage, and He shall make your heart strong; yea, hope in The LORD.
Devotion:
There will always be times in your life when you feel most alone and those times are not always going to be when you are alone but may well be when you are surrounded by people. It is awesome that we can know and depend on God always because even when we feel like we are at our most vulnerable we can be sure that our God is watching over us. How can I explain this a bit more? Let’s take a very good friend, one who is always willing to help you out, to listen to you when you want to complain and to offer you advise when you need it. Now what would happen to us if that friend should leave us to go to another country or to start a new life? Our life may well get turned upside down because we suddenly realise that the depth of that friendship was not real. Our trust in others may well be destroyed because of a simple thing like that.
But that is when God can show us a point or two. He will never leave us nor forsake us. That means that no matter what, we are safe in His hands forever. You may turn round and point fingers at all the bad stuff that is happening in this world and all the pain and suffering and say that God should not allow that if He does love us. Well, let’s take a look at the other side of the coin... Where were you when He asked you to come to Him? Did you come to Him? Where were you when He offered you eternal life? Did you come to Him and accept it? If you have never made a friend of God then how is He supposed to be there as a friend for you? If you have never trusted Him as a friend then why do you try and call Him a friend?
God continues to open His arms and call us all in. He continues to try to show us how loving He is. If we are not going to accept that Jesus Christ is God as He said He was, then we will never trust Him as our friend, never mind as our Father. If we will not trust Him as God, our Heavenly Father, then we cannot yet hope for Him to say that we are His friend that is constantly looking out for us. But always remember. He is the one who willingly gave His life to be your friend to start with...
Points to Ponder:
Who is your best friend?
Do you trust Christ?