Friday Reading: Acts 13:42
Key Verse: Acts 13:42
42 And the Jews having gone out of the synagogue, the nations begged that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath.
Devotion:
What is the most times that you have seen any particular film or play? If there is a very special film for us then we do like to be able to watch it at almost any time. If there is any particular thing that we like in our lives we also think of being able to do that at any time as being pleasurable or even a must! The same goes for some people, we long to be with them when we are not and when we are we don’t want the time to end. So if we are willing to invite some things and people into our lives with such gusto, then should we not be looking at the most essential things in our lives as being the same?
No I’m not talking about money or food or anything else of a worldly order but rather of God’s Word. You see, God’s Word is more essential to us than anything else that we have in our lives when we already have God. Note that I say when we already have God because that has got to be the first step – to become a Christian! No matter how important we would like to think that various things are in our lives, that fact that Jesus relied only on God’s Word when facing Satan must surely speak volumes to us in pointing out just how important God’s Word is.
Spending time every day in God’s Word has then got to be something we do as a matter of course. Just as we do eat and drink every day, we need to be in The Word every day; not just skimming through but reading it and then applying it. Jesus did not just quote God’s Word but He really meant it when He said it. This then gave the Apostles something to focus on – getting God’s Word out to everyone. Once the Jews had listened to the sermon everyone else wanted to hear it too – we must not withhold God’s Word from anyone because we all need it; some to be saved, some to be strengthened, some to be taught, and some to be comforted. God’s Word is essential!
Points to Ponder:
What is important in your life?
How much do you read from God’s Word?
