Saturday Reading: John 13:36-38
Key Verse: John 13:37
37 Peter said to Him, Lord, why cannot I follow You now? I will lay down my life for Your sake.
Devotion:
How many times have you blurted something out before you have thought about it? Or have said something that has meant that you have to do it even though you know you do not want to do it? Well, many of us say things and we then try to either go back on what we have said or we try and get away with doing as little as possible. Our mouths quite often do get us into a spot of bother because we allow them to rattle off without thinking about what we will say first. The same must be said about our rapport with Christ.
It is no good saying in one breath that we will always do what He wants in our lives and then to always do what we want to do rather than what we have said. Can you imagine how you would feel if someone had promised to take you out for dinner and then just did not bother to turn up? Well, how would that make you feel if God had promised to save you and then just as you get to heaven’s gates He turned round and says “nah, I didn’t really mean it...”
God has made promises to us that He is willing and able to keep. If we are going to make promises to Him then we should be willing and able to keep them too. It is no good saying that you will believe in Him but never really take that step in your heart because that is just like not pitching up when you said you would take someone out! When we do talk to God we have to be honest about our weaknesses because pretending to be strong is not going to do anything but land us into trouble when we do have to face up to trouble! God wants us to recognise that we do need Him and then to rely on Him. God has promised that He will care for us – so long as we are willing to be honest first of all...
Points to Ponder:
Are you honest?
Are you humble before your God?
